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Celebrating the pipe organ, the King of Instruments

[Max Reger][decorative stamp]
Max Reger

[2003 Sandtner organ at St. Martin's Cathedral, Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany][decorative stamp]
2003 Sandtner organ at St. Martin's Cathedral, Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany

[1974 Klais organ at Trier Cathedral, Germany][decorative stamp]
1974 Klais organ at Trier Cathedral, Germany

[1982 Oberlinger organ at Market Church, Wiesbaden, Germany][decorative stamp]
1982 Oberlinger organ at Market Church, Wiesbaden, Germany

[1961 Holtkamp organ at St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota][decorative stamp]
1961 Holtkamp organ at St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota

Maximum Reger, Finesse and the Fury

…though his pages often contain a tumult of notes, Max Reger's compositions also encompass magical moments of reflection and compassion.

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Audio 59:00 Min

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Hour 1

MAX REGER: Toccata (vi.), Intermezzo (iii.) & Fugue (vii.), fr Suite No. 2 in g, Op. 92 –Kirsten Sturm (2003 Sandtner/St. Martin's Cathedral, Rottenburg am Neckar) Naxos 8.572821

REGER: Chorale-preludes, fr Op. 79b (Ein feste Burg; Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit; Christ ist erstanden; Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin) –Hans-Jürgen Kaiser (1877 Sauer-1994 Rieger/Fulda Cathedral) Naxos 8.572466

REGER: Kyrie eleison (No. 7) & Gloria in excelsis (No. 8), fr 12 Pieces, Op. 59 –Josef Still (1974 Klais/Trier Cathedral) Naxos 8.555905

REGER: 2 Songs (Meine Seele ist still zu Gott; Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe) –Dorothea Ohly-Riese, alto; Gotthold Schwarz, baritone; Rolf Schönstedt (1991 Rieger/Musikhochschule, Herford, Germany) Thorofon 2336

REGER: Komm, süsser TodGerd Zacher (1900 Walcker/Evangelical Church, Essen-Werden) Aeolus 10411

REGER: Introduction & Passacaglia in d (1899) –Martin Welzel (1974 Klais/Trier Cathedral) Naxos 8.570455

Hour 2

REGER: Gigue (Trio), Op. 47, no. 2 –Käte van Tricht (1894 Sauer/Bremen Cathedral) Dabringhaus & Grimm 3331

REGER: Toccata & Fugue in d, Op. 129, nos. 1 & 2 –Hans Uwe Hielscher (1982 Oberlinger/Market Church, Wiesbaden) Organophon 90190

REGER: Ich sehe dich in tausend Bildern, Op.105, No. 1. HUGO WOLF (trans. Reger): Gebet, fr Mörike LiederPatricia Kent, soprano. REGER: Fantasie & Fugue in d, Op. 135b –Kim Kasling (1961 Holtkamp/St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, MN) Pipedreams Archive (r. 9/21/07)

REGER: Chorale Cantata No. 4, Meinen Jesum lass ich nichtStuttgart Chamber Choir & Ensemble/Frieder Bernius, director; Ingeborg Müller-Ney, soprano; Wolfgang Dallmann (DaCamera Stuio, Heidelberg) Amati 9301

REGER: Chorale-prelude, Gott des Himmel und der Erde, Op. 67, no. 12 –Rosalinde Haas (1983 Albiez/Our Lady of Good Counsel/Frankfurt-Niederrad) Dabringhaus & Grimm 33545


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