RWA Online Encyclopedia I – Organ Works WoO IV/10

Prelude and Fugue in D minor WoO IV/10

for organ

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  • II. [Fugue]
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Reger-Werkausgabe Bd. I/6: Orgelstücke II, S. 76–82.
Herausgeber Alexander Becker, Christopher Grafschmidt, Stefan König, Stefanie Steiner-Grage.
Verlag Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart; Verlagsnummer: CV 52.806.
Erscheinungsdatum Oktober 2014.
Notensatz Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart.
Copyright 2014 by Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart and Max-Reger-Institut, Karlsruhe – CV 52.806.
Vervielfältigungen jeglicher Art sind gesetzlich verboten. / Any unauthorized reproduction is prohibited by law.
Alle Rechte vorbehalten. / All rights reserved.
ISMN M-007-14353-4.
ISBN 978-3-89948-211-9.

1. Composition and Publication

Reger began regularly publishing music inserts from 1900 onwards, particularly in the Blättern für Haus- und Kirchenmusik and the Monatschrift für Gottesdienst und kirchliche Kunst (see Chorale preludes for periodicals), and following on from this in 1901 he began to collaborate with the newly-founded periodical Die Musik-Woche. Between October 1901 and March 1903 a total of 15 contributions by Reger appeared in the periodical, published weekly in Leipzig, including chamber music, piano pieces, songs and a single organ work, the Prelude and Fugue in D minor WoO IV/10.

As with the other inserts for this periodical, there is no record of the composition time, and the engraver’s copy which was usually retained by the publisher must be regarded as lost. Correspondence with the editor Ludwig Hamann only exists for 1905.1 The scanty correspondence with Martin Krause, a great champion of Reger in his reviews in Die Musik-Woche,2 also contains no further information. The organ piece finally appeared as Reger’s twelfth contribution in the third August volume of 1902.3

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Translation by Elizabeth Robinson.

1
Hamann was the poet of Reger’s song Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe for voice and piano, harmonium or organ WoO VII/37, which was issued at Christmas 1905.
2
Krause published an extended article in the first November volume of 1901 on Reger’s life and work to date and subsequently, further favourable reviews. In this way, the composer, who had a strong presence in the folio with his music inserts, was further promoted.
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On 1 September Reger passed on two gratis copies to Elsa von Bercken. One of these was to be handed on via the Rev. Baum to an organist in Berchtesgaden (see letter). Performances, whether here or in another place, are not documented.

1. Reception

At present, there are no records of performances in Reger's time.

1. Stemma

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2. Quellenbewertung

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3. Sources

    Object reference

    Max Reger: Prelude and Fugue in D minor WoO IV/10, in: Reger-Werkausgabe, www.reger-werkausgabe.de/mri_work_00705.html, version 3.1.0-rc3, 20th December 2024.

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