![]() 138 which, just from the look of the notes on the page redeems in a surprising manner the promise of an unexpectedly simpler, unadorned Reger. Works in the latter part of his life include the Acht geistliche Gesänge op. ![]() 114), but also unexpectedly cheerful and consciously simpler works, for example his Telemann and Mozart variations. To be sure, there are still monumental works for organ and large orchestral pieces (think of his Piano Concerto Op. All the more striking is the contrast between these works and the works which he composed in the last years of his, sadly, all too brief life. Those who know Reger's organ works are accustomed to seeing, from a distance, pages of music which look as if they are black – so many notes, dynamic markings and accidentals appear on every single page. I had my first encounter with Max Reger on the organ, with his expansive chorale fanatasies and at first I found his music bombastic and difficult, then weighty and expressive and finally, disproportionally large - only not necessarily simple. ![]() The recommendation in November 2015 was contributed by Walter Väth. Every month one member of the Carus team introduces his/her favorite work, whether it be a choral piece, a CD, a songbook or an organ edition. ![]()
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