Max Reger's organ music, particularly the Suite Op. 16, typically combines baroque heritage and classical forms with progressive harmonic language.
Composer Biography
Max Reger, a German composer, suffered a nervous and physical breakdown after military service and professional setbacks, returning to his parents' home in 1898.
Composer Biography
Max Reger, a Catholic, was excommunicated in 1902 after marrying Elsa von Bercken, a divorced Protestant.
Composition History
Max Reger's Three Pieces for Organ, Op. 7, were written without ambition, as he "just wanted to write a few solid organ pieces" in a German post-baroque tradition.
Recording & Production
This album is part of a comprehensive project by OehmsClassics and Bayerischer Rundfunk to release Max Reger's complete organ works on 16 CDs.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Max Reger's posthumous fame rests primarily on his organ works, despite his significant contributions to chamber music, lieder, choral, and orchestral compositions.
Composer Biography
Max Reger died in May 1916 from heart failure during a trip to Leipzig for his classes, having moved to Jena in 1915.
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