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JOHANN BAPTIST JOSEPH MAXIMILIAN REGER (MARCH 19, 1873, BRAND, BAVARIA – LEIPZIG, MAY 11, 1916)

Reger studied at Weiden. In 1888 he heard Die Meistersinger and Parsifal at Bayreuth, but Wagnerian influence on his music was short-lived. From 1890 to 1893 he studied at Sondershausen and Wiesbaden and taught piano, organ, and theory. About this time he became friends with Busoni and with the organist Straube, who introduced Reger’s organ music. By 1901, despite opposition to his traditional methods, he had established himself in Munich as a composer, pianist, and teacher. In 1907 he became professor of composition at the Leipzig Conservatory and musical director at the University of Leipzig. He took on the post of conductor of the court orchestra at Meiningen in 1911. Reger studied at Weiden. In 1888 he heard Die Meistersinger and Parsifal at Bayreuth, but Wagnerian influence on his music was short-lived. From 1890 to 1893 he studied at Sondershausen and Wiesbaden and taught piano, organ, and theory. About this time he became friends with Busoni and with the organist Straube, who introduced Reger’s organ music. By 1901, despite opposition to his traditional methods, he had established himself in Munich as a composer, pianist, and teacher. In 1907 he became professor of composition at the Leipzig Conservatory and musical director at the University of Leipzig. He took on the post of conductor of the court orchestra at Meiningen in 1911. Reger influenced such composers as Arthur Honegger and Paul Hindemith.

TRACKLIST

1. 1010 REGER – Silhouette, Op. 53, No. 2, D
2. 1011 REGER – Silhouette, Op. 53, No. 3, F#
3. 1012 REGER – From my Diary, Book 1 – Op. 82, No. 3
4. 1013 REGER – From my Diary, Book 1 – Op. 82, No. 5
5. 1014 REGER – From my Diary, Book 1 – Op. 82, No. 6
6. 1015 REGER – From my Diary, Book 1 – Op. 82, No. 10
7. 1016 REGER – From my Diary, Book 1 – Op. 82, No. 11
8. 1017 REGER – Humoresque, Op. 20, No. 5, g
9. 1018 REGER – Intermezzo, Op. 45, No. 3, e
10. 1019 REGER – Intermezzo, Op. 45, No. 5, g