Lunchtime concert "Max Reger - his teachers and pupils"

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 - his teachers and pupils"
On the Ladegast organ: Anna-Victoria Baltrusch, Professor of Organ at the Halle University of Church Music

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

Program

Max Reger (1873-1916)                               
From: Twelve Pieces op. 59
No. 1 Prelude
No. 11 Melodia
No. 12 Te Deum

Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901)    
From: Twelve character pieces op. 156
No. 1 Prelude
No. 5 Vision
No. 10 Evening peace
No. 11 Passacaglia

Max Reger
From: Seven organ pieces op. 145                                         
No. 2 Thanksgiving Psalm

Joseph Haas (1879-1960)
From: Ten chorale preludes op. 3                 
No. 3 "Jesus, the life of my life"

Max Reger     
From: Fifty-two chorale preludes op. 67                                 
No. 39 "Our Father in the Kingdom of Heaven"

Joseph Haas
From: Ten chorale preludes op. 3                                         
No. 9 "Our ruler, our king"

Max Reger
From: Fifty-two chorale preludes op. 67                                             
No. 49 "How beautifully the morning star shines"

Johanna Senfter (1879-1961)
Fantasy and fugue on "How beautifully the morning star shines" op. 30