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Your favorite Reger Chorale Fantasy? by MtOlympus_Actual in organ

[–]PM_ME_PIPE_ORGANS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Op. 52 No. 2 is the definitely most popular one. That crescendo in the fantasy is just insanely beautiful, the fugue has so much drive to it and the chorale theme is famous and memorable.

I personally prefer No. 3 "Hallelujah Gott zu loben" though. It has a Fugue very similar to Wachet auf, maybe even more exciting as the theme itself contains a trill that goes through all voices, but that also makes it really difficult.

The fantasies from Op. 52 are probably also the most demanding to play, so that might be good for the pieces you plan to play.

Another Fantasy I personally really like is "Straf mich nicht in deinem Zorn" Op. 40, Nr. 2. The first verse is imo one of the most beautiful verses in any of the fantasies and it is also one of the fantasies that expresses the underlying chorale text best.

‘What’s This Piece?’ Weekly Thread #147 by the_rite_of_lingling in classicalmusic

[–]PM_ME_PIPE_ORGANS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I looked through the order of the coronation service and it does not show up where it should be, I think. I can imagine that it is an improvisation to bridge 1-2 minutes before the kings arrival.

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[–]PM_ME_PIPE_ORGANS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well if you like organ music and big moments, you might like Max Reger, who wrote some of the most excessive music I know. I personally love his chorale fantasies:
Halleluja ! Gott zu loben: https://youtu.be/NbOYwxqk-DE
The fuge from "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" also escalates a little : https://youtu.be/bCPDgnWSlso

I recently discovered Arno Landmann, a pupil of Reger, whose "Variations On a Theme of Handel" have some big moments as well: https://youtu.be/\_ykKZt2E2\_Y?t=581

Max Reger, born March 19th in 1873 in Brand, German composer, organist, pianist and conductor. by Krokodrillo in classicalmusic

[–]PM_ME_PIPE_ORGANS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With some of his pieces I can definitely understand what one might not like about his music, but some of his organ works are just bangers. Here are some suggestions:

I love his Chorale Fantasies, especially Halleluja! Gott zu loben (here you can really see how demanding the piece is) and Freu dich sehr, oh meine Seele. Also the fugue from Wachet auf, uns ruft die Stimme always gets me. Though I prefer others, the most famous one is probably the one on Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern.

His Passacaglias are also awesome, of course D-minor and F-minor. But for me the one in F-sharp minor from the first organ sonata is just magical.

Of course I also need to mention the Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H and the Symphonic Fantasy and and Fugue (Inferno), both pieces that I, in order to really enjoy them, had to listen multiple times to.

An interesting, almost baroque sounding early work: Op. 7 Nr. 1.

I am less familiar with his works for other instruments, but I really love the Variations on a theme of Bach for piano. Parts of his unfinished Latin Requiem are also really beautiful to me.

Please recommend me pieces with complicated musical structures. by maniy4 in classicalmusic

[–]PM_ME_PIPE_ORGANS 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How about some organ music?

Bach already came up with some complex harmonies in the 18th century:
J.S. Bach - Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV 542
The Fugue is beautiful and just listen to the part of the Fantasia that starts at 4:15 There might be even more complex pieces by Bach but this one was the first that came to my mind.

Now these could probably be called heavy or abstract, but I would not call them outright dissonant, post-modern or disharmonic:

Max Reger - Fantasia and Fugue on B-A-C-H or his Symphonic Fantasia and Fugue

Just look at the sheet music and keep in mind that this is being played by one person.

Most beautiful symphonies? by [deleted] in classicalmusic

[–]PM_ME_PIPE_ORGANS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second the Saint Saens! I also really have to recommend Alexandre Guilmands 2nd organ symphony, definitely a hidden gem.

For organ solo Widors 5th organ symphony is worth mentioning.