Reger-Werkausgabe, Vol. I/1: Choral fantasias by Max Reger Organ Solo - Sheet Music

SKU: CA.5280100

ISBN 9783899481419. 10 x 12 inches.

Scarcely any other genre of works in Reger’s oeuvre is as well-established in the public perception as the chorale fantasias. In contrast to other forms and genres of organ music which Reger composed throughout his life, the seven chorale fantasias were composed in a comparatively short period of two and a half years.
In the late summer of 1898 Reger wrote "Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott" Op. 27 and "Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele!" Op. 30; a year later "Wie schön leucht’t uns der Morgenstern" and "Straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn!" followed as Op. 40 Nos. 1 and 2; and the last works were the three fantasias Op. 52 "Alle Menschen müssen sterben", "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme!" and "Halleluja! Gott zu loben, bleibe meine Seelenfreud’!" written in autumn 1900.

Since January 2008, the first scholarly, critical edition of the works of Max Reger (RWA) is being produced at the Max-Reger-Institute, Karlsruhe. Its design as a "hybrid" edition breaks new ground in the methods of editorial practice. It comprises three areas of Reger's compositional output: Organ works, Lieder and choruses and, for the first time, Max Reger's arrangements of works by other composers. To begin the series, the first seven volumes have been published and contain the organ works, which have been eagerly awaited by many.