Max Reger had a striking predilection for using the Vox Coelestis stop alone, employing this registration in 11 out of his 16 roll recordings, often for the entire piece.
Recording & Production
This double CD contains all 16 of Max Reger's recordings for the Welte company, made on a Welte-Philharmonie recording organ in Freiburg im Breisgau starting in 1911.
Recording & Production
The recordings of Max Reger and his contemporaries were made using a Welte-Philharmonie recording organ, which was a development of Welte's orchestrions.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Max Reger considered the organ to be "a concert instrument of the very first rank."
Composer's Artistic Vision
Max Reger rejected traditional tonal and harmonic practices of his time, yet incorporated classical formal elements into his revolutionary late-Romantic musical language.
Composer Biography
Max Reger, born in 1873, was an organist who also recorded rolls as a pianist.
Recording & Production
The Britannic Organ, featured in all these recordings, is demonstrated daily for visitors at the Museum of Music Automatons.
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