Max Reger Reger-Werkausgabe, Vol. III/1: Arrangements for organ and harmonium

Volume 1 of the series Arrangements of Works by Other Composers primarily contains music by Johann Sebastian Bach arranged for organ. In addition to preludes and fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier, several toccatas, and the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, what particularly stands out is a reworking of the two-part inventions into a Schule des Triospiels (Two-part inventions). Reger also made substantial alterations to Franz Liszt’s St. Francis of Paola walking upon waves. The opposite approach is found in the Selected pieces by classical and modern masters, where he largely limited himself to selecting pleasant passages suitable for domestic music-making, for example from the works of Frédéric Chopin.

In January 2008 the Max-Reger-Institut (MRI) in Karlsruhe began publishing a scholarly-critical edition of the works of Reger (RWA). As a Hybrid Edition it is exploring new approaches in editorial techniques.

The digital component for this volume will be published in an online portal.

Content
Selected pieces by classical and modern masters, Harmonium-Sammlung-B1
Franz Liszt, Legend “St. Francis of Paola walking upon waves”, Liszt-B1
Johann Sebastian Bach, Selected piano works for organ, Bach-B6
Johann Sebastian Bach, Schule des Triospiels (Two-part inventions), Bach-B8
Richard Strauss, Feierlicher Einzug, Strauss-B2
Christian Sinding, Andante from the Piano Quintet in E minor, Sinding-B1
Johann Sebastian Bach, Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier for organ (fragment), Bach-B3