Composer(s): Reger, Max
Label: Naxos
Series: Organ Encyclopedia
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.554207
Barcode: 0636943420720
Release Date: 10/2002

REGER, M.: Organ Works, Vol. 3 - Fantasia and Fugue on the name of B-A-C-H / 12 Organ Pieces / Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor (H.-J. Kaiser)

Regarded by many as the greatest German composer of organ music since Bach, Max Reger set performers a real challenge in works that develop traditional contrapuntal techniques in a more modern context. His Fantasia and Fugue on the name of B-A-C-H is a monumental treatment in the grandest scale of a motif derived from the letters of Bach’s name. To this the simpler Organ Pieces offers a contrast in mood and timbre.

Tracklist

Reger, Max
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)
1I. Fantasia09:34
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)
2II. Fugue10:49
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)
3I. Praeludium04:11
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)
4II. Pastorale03:26
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)
5III. Intermezzo02:46
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)
6IV. Kanon03:06
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)
7V. Toccata in D Minor03:58
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)
8VI. Fugue in D Major04:16
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)
9I. Fantasia07:02
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)
10II. Fugue08:44
Kaiser, Hans-Jurgen (organ)

Total Playing Time: 57:52