Max Reger from the RFH

[ardcarp]

From the Royal Festival Hall

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b076b049

Isabelle Demers celebrates the organ music music of Max Reger.

Bach: Chromatic fantasia and fugue in D minor, BWV.903 transc. Reger
2-Part Invention No.1 in C, BWV.772 transc. Reger
2-Part Invention No.5 in E flat, BWV.776 transc. Reger
2-Part Invention No.6 in E, BWV.777 transc. Reger
2-Part Invention No.8 in F, BWV.779 transc. Reger
Reger: Chorale fantasia, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, Op.52 No.2

8.10: Interval: BBC Young Musician 2016
Clemency Burton-Hill introduces the second of the finalists in this year's woodwind category.
Saxophonist Jess Gillam plays music by Itturalde. Andy Scott and Phil Woods.

Reger: Introduction, passacaglia & fugue in E minor, Op.127

Isabelle Demers, organ

2016 is the centenary of the death of Max Reger, who contributed some of the most impressive and monumental works to the organ repertoire. Isabelle Demers, who took the organ world by storm at the Royal Festival Hall organ's gala concert in 2014, returns to champion Reger's music in a selection of works by this giant of the organ repertoire.

[Keraulophone]

Only caught the I, P & F, but it sounded magisterial on the rebuilt H & H. I could hardly believe I had tuned in to an evening organ recital on Radio 3. Ms Demers and the BBC sound engineers deserve our thanks.

[ardcarp]

The organ sounded in fine fettle, and the acoustic was less 'drop dead on the floor' than I had expected...i.e. there seemed to be some helpful ambience .
For my taste an entire programme of Reger was a bit like bingeing on chocolate cake, but as you suggest, great to have a R3 In Concert devoted to one of the major figures in organ composition.

I wonder if 'transcribed' is quite the right word for Reger's re-working of Bach?

[Vox Humana]

I could hardly believe I had tuned in to an evening organ recital on Radio 3. Ms Demers and the BBC sound engineers deserve our thanks.

Absolutely.