Reger-Werkausgabe, Vol. II/4: Songs IV (1903–1905)
The fourth volume of the Lieder und Chorwerke (Songs and Choral Works) from the Reger Hybrid Edition of Works (RWA) presents songs Max Reger composed between November 1903 and July 1905. In his Opus 75 songs, Reger set verses by classic German poets, such as Goethe and Hölderlin, as well as folksong texts in his usual avant-garde manner. In the 30 songs from the first two collections of the Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76, on the other hand, the composer distanced himself from his previous approach to songwriting by adopting a simpler, folk-like style. The popular Schlichte Weisen were also a concession to his publishers' wishes. The songs in Opus 88 were published not by Lauterbach & Kuhn but by Simrock, a firm more willing to accept music that departed from "Alltagsgeschmack" (everyday or popular taste). The four songs were dedicated to the mezzo-soprano Lula Mysz-Gmeiner.
In January 2008 the Max-Reger-Institut (MRI) in Karlsruhe began publishing a scholarly-critical edition of the works of Reger (RWA), supported by the Mainz Academy of Sciences and Literature. As a Hybrid Edition, it is exploring new approaches in editorial techniques.
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Contents
Eighteen Songs op. 75
Schlichte Weisen op. 76, vol. I
Schlichte Weisen op. 76, vol. II
Four Songs op. 88
Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe WoO VII/37
Appendix
Waldeinsamkeit op. 76 no. 3
Minnelied op. 76 no. 21
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- Des Kindes Gebet
- Waldeinsamkeit
- Aeolsharfe
Contents
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Composer
Max Reger
| 1873-1916Born in Brand, Bavaria, in 1873, Reger studied music in Munich and Wiesbaden with Hugo Riemann. From 1905 on he worked at the Academy in Munich as a teacher for organ and composition. He moved in 1907 to Leipzig to become the music director of the university until 1908 and professor of composition at the conservatory until his early death in 1916. Personal details
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Editor
Knud Breyer
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Editor
Stefan König
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