Reger-Werkausgabe, Vol. II/2: Songs II (1899–1901)
With the songs Reger wrote between summer 1889 and spring 1901, he made his mark in the music world. His style displayed a harmonic and melodic intransigence which challenged, fascinated, and irritated performers and audiences in equal measure. The song collections which Reger compiled became ever more extensive: opp. 35 and 37 contained six and five songs, opp. 43 and 48 eight and seven, and opp. 51 and 55 twelve and fifteen songs. As well as this, he wrote some individual pieces for inclusion in the Neue Musik-Zeitung (WoO VII/23–29).
In his assiduous search for texts, Reger turned to contemporary lyric poetry with its plurality of styles. The poems which he set were by representatives of the literary Jugendstil (art nouveau) and impressionist movements, including Otto Julius Bierbaum, Detlev von Liliencron, and Richard Dehmel. Here, Reger’s musical hallmarks were intensity and subtlety of feeling, a desire for intimacy, and a modern emotional language. This corresponded with the concentration on the modern declamatory song following on from Hugo Wolf, to whom op. 51 is dedicated. In addition, Reger ventured to set texts which Richard Strauss had also set previously, in the process finding different solutions in mood and tonal language.
In January
2008 the Max-Reger-Institut (MRI) in Karlsruhe began publishing
a scholarly-critical edition of the works of Reger (RWA). This
is supported by the Mainz Academy of Sciences and Literature,
and as a Hybrid Edition is exploring new approaches in editorial
techniques. The digital offer belonging to the volume is published in an online portal.
Content
Sechs Lieder op. 35
Fünf Gesänge op. 37
Lieder WoO VII/21 und VII/22
Acht Lieder op. 43
Sieben Lieder op. 48
Lieder WoO VII/23-29
Zwölf Lieder op. 51
Fünfzehn Lieder op. 55
Appendix
Transpositions
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
Dennis Ried
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Editor
Stefan König
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