Reger: Mozart Variations / Symphonic Prologue To A Tragedy
1/31/1999, 11 Tracks, 1:04:59
Featuring
Leif Segerstam
Norrköpings Symfoniorkester
Max Reger
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Performer Biography
Leif Segerstam, the conductor, is also a recognized composer with over 220 works, some of which are very extensive, and are noted for their creative originality and vitality.
Critical Reception
Despite his significant standing during his lifetime, Max Reger's music is either loved or hated, and is met with even greater incomprehension today than by his contemporaries.
Composition History
Max Reger's Symphonic Prologue to a Tragedy, Op. 108, was originally conceived as an overture or symphonic fantasy and was dedicated to his friend Arthur Nikisch, a conductor.
Performer Biography
Leif Segerstam, the conductor on this album, is known for his commitment to the music of lesser-known composers like Max Reger and contemporary composers, earning him international admiration and awards.
Compositional Technique
Max Reger, a highly skilled orchestrator, had an unusual method of composing large scores: he would write all the flute parts from beginning to end, then return to the first page to write all the oboe parts, and so on.
Composer Biography
Despite his large total output, Max Reger never wrote a symphony, which is surprising given his technical mastery.
Composer Biography
Max Reger, the composer of the works on this album, died at the age of 43 in 1916, which was considered an untimely death.
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