The premiere of Max Reger’s Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 114 took place at the Leipzig Gewandhaus on 15 December 1910. The soloist was Frieda Kwast-Hodapp, and Arthur Nikisch led the Gewandhaus Orchestra. The reviews were devastating, as was

Known more for his abstract works, Max Reger decided to take, as he described it, ‘an excursion in the realm of program music’ in 1913 when he created his 4 Tondichtungen nach Arnold Böcklin (4 Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin).

Violin Concerto in A Major I. Allegro moderato From REGER, M.: Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 101 (arr. R. Kolisch for violin and chamber ensemble) (2015) Released by Capriccio Reger: Violin Concerto in A Major – I. Allegro moderato

Throughout the turbulent and highly emotional times of courtship and early marriage, Max and Elsa Reger could steadfastly rely on the support of Auguste von Bagenski, Reger’s mother in law. Auguste had taken an immediate liking to Max, and even

Already a skilled pianist and organist, young Max Reger (1873-1916) saw performances of Meistersinger and Parsifal during his first Bayreuth pilgrimage. “When I heard Parsifal for the first time, as a fifteen-year-old, I cried for two weeks, and then I

Love, it is said, knows no boundaries! Too bad somebody forgot to tell the Catholic and Protestant Churches! You see, the German composer Max Reger was Catholic and the light of his eyes, Elsa von Bercken, was not only divorced

“Giant in the Shadows” 100 years ago, Max Reger (1873-1916), one of the giants of music in Germany passed away prematurely at age 43. He was an exact contemporary of Rachmaninoff, one year younger than Scriabin, and one year older

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 101 II. Largo con gran espressione From Max Reger: Violin Concerto / Chaconne (2012) Released by Ondine Max Reger: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 101 – II. Largo con gran espressioneBeing “one of