Max Reger was seen as a champion of absolute music and was, at one point, considered hostile to programme music and the legacies of Wagner and Liszt.
Composer Biography
Max Reger, the composer, received his early musical training from Adalbert Lindner, the town organist of Weiden.
Performer Biography
Josef Still, the organist on this recording, studied Catholic church music and concert organ at the Munich Musikhochschule and is currently the cathedral organist at Trier.
Critical Reception
Max Reger is widely regarded as the greatest German composer of organ music since J.S. Bach.
Composer Biography
In 1911, 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 Biography
Reger's early compositions were sent by his teacher, Adalbert Lindner, to Hugo Riemann, who then accepted Reger as a pupil and later as his assistant.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Max Reger, a Catholic, drew inspiration from the Lutheran tradition and its chorales for his organ works, including chorale preludes and fantasias.
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