Suite in G minor op. 92
for organ
- I. PräludiumPrelude
- II. Fugue
- III. Intermezzo
- IV. Basso ostinato
- V. Romanza
- VI. Toccata
- VII. Fugue
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Reger-Werkausgabe | Bd. I/3: Phantasien und Fugen, Variationen, Sonaten, Suiten II, S. 78–103. |
Herausgeber | Alexander Becker, Christopher Grafschmidt, Stefan König, Stefanie Steiner. |
Verlag | Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart; Verlagsnummer: CV 52.803. |
Erscheinungsdatum | Juni 2012. |
Notensatz | Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart. |
Copyright | 2012 by Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart and Max-Reger-Institut, Karlsruhe – CV 52.803. Vervielfältigungen jeglicher Art sind gesetzlich verboten. / Any unauthorized reproduction is prohibited by law. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. / All rights reserved. |
ISMN | M-007-09754-7. |
ISBN | 978-3-89948-170-9. |
1. Composition
After the composition of some smaller organ works, including the Twelve Pieces op. 80 and the Four Preludes and Fugues op. 85, from March 1905 onwards Reger mentioned several times to Karl Straube and Walter Fischer the prospect of a “a new organ work of high caliber by the autumn” 1. But by July he had to postpone these plans because of overwork and a medically prescribed rest.2 Instead, he wrote a short organ piece entitled “Prelude and Fugue” around October/November for the publisher Otto Forberg, which was probably submitted to them on 4 November;3 the copyright agreement signed on 7 November4 gives the opus number as “92a” which, however, appeared on the manuscript without the “a”.
A possible expansion of this opus, for example by the addition of some more movements fell victim to a gruelling winter of concerts5, time consuming work on compositions (e.g., from the end of February 1906 on the Serenade in G major for orchestra op. 95) and Reger’s recurring health problems. Only on 28 May 1906 was he able to write to Forberg, now giving the final title: “You will receive the pieces which are still missing from the Suite for organ op 92 from me soon, at any rate early enough for the Suite op 92 to be comfortably published on 1. Sept. a.c. [annus currens = current year] If I had not been ill, you would have received the pieces much earlier.” (Letter) The compositional process of the other movements of the suite has not survived in Reger’s correspondence.
2. Publication
On 22 July 1906, shortly before his departure on holiday, Reger sent the publisher Otto Forberg the missing pieces 3 to 7 of the Suite (see Composition) by registered post. Just two days later he signed the copyright agreement at Prien am Chiemsee.6 There are no records of the correction stages. On 26 September the publishers announced the work as a new publication, hot off the press, in the Signale für die Musikalische Welt. Contrary to Reger’s practice with other works, there is no mention of the publication of the Suite in surviving correspondence, nor of potential interpreters.7 In addition Reger did not dedicate the work.8
3.
Translation by Elizabeth Robinson.
1. Reception
At present, there are no records of performances in Reger's time.
1. Stemma
2. Quellenbewertung
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3. Sources
Object reference
Max Reger: Suite in G minor op. 92, in: Reger-Werkausgabe, www.reger-werkausgabe.de/mri_work_00109.html, last check: 8th November 2024.
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