Max Reger's Clarinet Sonata in B flat major, Op. 107, was dedicated to Ernst Ludwig Duke of Hesse and Rhine, who had previously awarded Reger the Silver Medal for Arts and Science.
Performer Biography
Janet Hilton, the clarinetist on this album, has a substantial discography, including recordings of clarinet masterpieces by Weber, Brahms, and Mozart, and has played with most major British orchestras.
Compositional Technique
Max Reger's Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 49, follow a four-movement pattern, similar to Brahms's F minor sonata, but develop Reger's individual musical language within this traditional structure.
Composer Biography
The mood of Reger's Clarinet Sonata, Op. 107, might mirror his domestic happiness, as he and his wife Elsa had adopted two young children, Christa and Lotti, around the time of its composition.
Composer Biography
Max Reger, the composer, wrote numerous works in 1900, including the famous Fantasia and Fugue on BACH, Op. 46, and three Choral Fantasies, Op. 52, for organ.
Critical Reception
The slow movement of Reger's first Clarinet Sonata, Op. 49, No. 1, was regarded by the critic Rudolf Louis as 'one of the best pieces Reger has ever written'.
Composition History
Max Reger's Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 49, were inspired by Brahms's Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1, after Reger heard a private performance of it.
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