Reger's setting of Psalm 100, Op. 106, was written in 1908/09 as a thank you to the University of Jena for awarding him an honorary doctorate of philosophy.
Compositional Technique
In the final fugue of Reger's Psalm 100, the Protestant hymn 'Ein feste Burg' is heard on distant trumpets and trombones, radiating over the fugal textures.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Max Reger's orchestral works defy easy categorization, as he created a distinctive musical language from models and counter-models, disregarding stylistic or generic boundaries.
Composition History
Reger began composing a liturgical Requiem in October 1914, but his friend Karl Straube discouraged him by arguing that he had not understood the Latin text.
Compositional Technique
Reger's orchestral works often reflect an ideal developed in his chamber music, where all voices are treated equally and participate in the motivic writing.
Recording & Production
This anthology of recordings provides a unique record of Max Reger's varied orchestral output and was released to mark the centenary of the composer's death.
Composer Biography
Reger achieved his breakthrough with bold organ works while living in Weiden, a remote enclave in the Upper Palatinate, before moving to Munich to compose larger orchestral pieces.
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