Description
Paul Hindemith called him the "last giant in music", referring not only to Max Reger's extensive oeuvre, but also to his impact on music history. In addition to numerous works for organ, piano and orchestra, Reger wrote a large number of works for male choir. To make these sound as light and graceful as Reger would have wished, an excellent choir is required: the ensembles Vocapella Limburg and Vox Quadrata under the direction of Tristan Meister, accompanied by the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, know how to perfectly reproduce the spirit of these works. This recording adds to the complete recording of Reger's works for men's choir with works with orchestral accompaniment, including a collection of "Sieben Gesange fur Mannerchor und Klavier" (Seven Songs for Men's Choir and Piano), compiled from Reger's early works - a series of rather shorter, slender songs in a cyclical arc on spring, love, the past, winter and death. The album also includes "Hymne an den Gesang" (Hymn to singing), "Die Weihe der Nacht" (Consecration of the Night), the orchestral song "An die Hoffnung" (To Hope) and Reger's "Romischer Triumphgesang" (Roman Song of Triumph).
