This album is the eighth volume of Max Reger's organ works, with earlier releases available on Naxos.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In Munich, Max Reger was seen as a champion of absolute music and was initially hostile to program music and the legacy of Wagner and Liszt.
Composer Biography
Reger studied with Hugo Riemann, a former teacher of his own instructor, Adalbert Lindner, first in Sondershausen and then as Riemann's assistant in Wiesbaden.
Critical Reception
Max Reger's organ compositions were highly esteemed during his lifetime, largely due to the advocacy of Karl Straube, an organist at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.
Composer Biography
Max Reger's early musical interest was fostered by his father, a schoolmaster and amateur musician, and his training by Adalbert Lindner, the town organist of Weiden.
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.
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