Hans-Jürgen Kaiser performs on the magnificent 72-stop, four-manual Rieger-Sauer Organ in Fulda Cathedral.
Composer Biography
In 1911, Max Reger was invited by the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen to conduct the court orchestra, an ensemble previously led by Hans von Bülow and Richard Strauss.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Max Reger, though Catholic, drew inspiration for his organ works from the Lutheran tradition and its rich store of chorales.
Composer Biography
Max Reger's early interest in music was inspired by his father, a schoolmaster and amateur musician, and his training with town organist Adalbert Lindner.
Composer Biography
Reger's early compositions were sent by his teacher, Adalbert Lindner, to Lindner's former teacher, Hugo Riemann, who then accepted Reger as a pupil.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In Munich, Max Reger was seen as a champion of absolute music, opposing program music and the legacies of Wagner and Liszt.
Critical Reception
The esteem for Max Reger's organ compositions during his lifetime was largely due to the advocacy of Karl Straube, an organist at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.
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