Lunchtime concert "Max Reger and Italian organ romanticism"

The Merseburg Organ Festival is taking place for the 53rd time, with the magnificent Ladegast organ in Merseburg Cathedral taking centre stage. From 9 to 17 September 2023, the audience can look forward to numerous concerts with top-class organists. Under the title "AppetitAnReger - Max Reger on his 150th birthday", we will be commemorating the important German composer of the late Romantic period, Max Reger, in 2023.

Noon concert
"Max Reger and the Italian organ romanticism"
On the Ladegast organ: Roberto Marini, Teramo/Italy

Tickets are available in advance via reservix.de, adticket.com and in the Tourist-Information Merseburg

Program

Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)                     
Praeludium and double fugue op.7

Marco Enrico Bossi (1861-1925)                 
Intermezzo lirico
Studio sinfonico op. 78

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 849
in the arrangement for organ by Max Reger

Max Reger (1873-1916)                   
Variations and fugue on an original theme op. 73