Max Reger
Leaves and Blossoms
From early childhood, Max Reger grew into the tradition of artisanal, practical composition in which Johann Sebastian Bach became his role model. Traditional forms such as canon, fugue, passacaglia and variation gave stable form to his means of expression. But there is also another Reger. In the “Blätter und Blüten” (“Leaves and Blossoms”), whose moods range from the humorous to the melancholic, we find a sentimental, romantic side to Reger that rarely receives attention. The pieces bear titles such as “Spring Song”, “Hunting Piece”, “Moment musical” or “Elegie”. Something of Schumann’s melodic charm, Brahms’s profundity and Grieg’s folk style resonates here. With this Urtext edition, pianists can discover these pieces for themselves. The fingerings are by Helmut Brauss, an expert on Reger’s piano music.
About the Composer
Max Reger
Late-Romantic composer who combines a chromatic tonal language with Baroque and Classical forms, thus anticipating 1920s neoclassicism.
About the Authors
Egon Voss (Editor)
In 1969 Voss became a scholar at the Richard Wagner Complete Edition in Munich, since 1981 he has been its Head. From 1989 to 1990 he was the dramaturg at the Théȃtre la Monnaie/de Munt Brüssel, and from 1996 to 2002 a lecturer at the post-graduate programme “Textkritik” at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. Voss is a member of the advisory board for the edition “Richard Wagner, Sämtliche Briefe” as well as the journals “wagnerspectrum” and “The Wagner Journal”. He has published
Helmut Brauss (Fingering)
rof. Helmut Brauss, concert pianist, was born in 1930 in Milan and studied with Elly Ney, Hans Ehlers and Edwin Fischer amongst others. He performed in over 1500 concerts, chamber music concerts and radio broadcasts, and appeared as a soloist with renowned orchestras in Europe, North America and Asia.
For over 25 years, Brauss was professor of music at the University of Alberta, Canada and a visiting professor at the Musashino Ongaku Daigaku in Tokyo. His discography comprises numerous works. He is the author of several books including “Max Reger’s Music for Solo Piano” (Alberta University Press) and “Der singende Klavierton” (Heinrichshofen Verlag). He died in Toronto on 7th October 2017.
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