Max Reger's early interest in music was inspired by his father, a schoolmaster and amateur musician, and his training with town organist Adalbert Lindner.
Instruments
The E. M. Skinner Organ at Rockefeller Chapel, built in 1928, is considered one of the finest examples of 20th-century Romantic organs in America.
Performer Biography
Wolfgang Rübsam, the organist on this recording, is internationally recognized for over a hundred recordings of organ repertoire and Naxos Bach recordings on modern piano.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Reger, a Catholic, drew inspiration from the Lutheran tradition and its rich store of chorales for his organ works.
Critical Reception
Max Reger is widely considered the greatest German composer of organ music since Bach.
Instruments
E. M. Skinner, the organ builder, aimed to create a self-playing pipe organ that could emulate all the sounds of a symphony orchestra.
Instruments
The original Rockefeller Chapel organ had 6,610 pipes in 108 ranks; after its 2008 restoration, it now boasts 8,565 pipes in 132 ranks.
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