Credits:
Reger (1873-1916)
Description:
Finnish conductor Segerdam's hidden masterpiece recordings of Reger's orchestral works will be reissued as a 3-CD set. Reger's orchestral works are characterized by his late Romanticism, and his works are also characterized by his pseudo-classical style, which is a reproduction of Bach's style. In particular, the orchestration of these works is full of elaborate designs, variations on themes, and techniques of linear counterpoint, and Reger created his own style by adopting new harmonic techniques from the New German Romanticism, such as Wagner's, and French impressionism, and combining them with linear counterpoint. This combined with linear counterpoint to create a style unique to Reger. Among Reger's orchestral works, Variations on a Theme by Mozart and Fugue, Op. 132, is one of the most famous, featuring the theme of the variation in the first movement of the Turkish March.Familiar melodies reveal a new side to Reger. This recording of Segerstam's clean, vividly flickering, yet very nostalgic musicality makes this a rare performance. King International
Tracklisting:
1.Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Andante grazioso
2.Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 1. L'istesso tempo
3.Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 2. Poco agitato
4.Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 3. Con moto
5.Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 4. Vivace
6.Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 5. Quasi presto
7.Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 6. Sostenuto
8.Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 7. Andante grazioso
9.Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Variation 8. Molto sostenuto
10.Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Mozart, Op. 132: Fugue. Allegretto grazioso
11.Symphonischer Prolog zu einer Tragodie, Op. 108
12.Eine Ballettsuite, Op. 130: 2. Colombine. Adagietto
13.Eine Ballettsuite, Op. 130: 3. Harlequin. Vivace
14.Eine Ballettsuite, Op. 130: 4. Pierrot und Pierrette. Larghetto
15.Eine Ballettsuite, Op. 130: 5. Valse d'amour. Tempo di valse
16.Eine Ballettsuite, Op. 130: 6. Finale. Presto
17.Vier Tondichtungen nach Arnold Bocklin, Op. 128: 1. Der geigende Eremit. Molto sostenuto
18.Vier Tondichtungen nach Arnold Bocklin, Op. 128: 2. Im Spiel der Wellen. Vivace
19.Vier Tondichtungen nach Arnold Bocklin, Op. 128: 3. Die Toteninsel. Molto sostenuto - Piu andante
20.Vier Tondichtungen nach Arnold Bocklin, Op. 128: 4. Bacchanal. Vivace
