1st Edition
Max Reger and Karl Straube Perspectives on an Organ Performing Tradition
By Christopher Anderson
Copyright 2003
452 Pages
by
Routledge
452 Pages
by
Routledge
452 Pages
by
Routledge
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Max Reger (1873-1916) is perhaps best-known for his organ music. This quickly assumed a prominent place in the repertory of German organists due in large measure to the efforts of Reger’s contemporary Karl Straube (1873-1950). The personal and collegial relationship between the composer and performer began in 1898 and developed until Reger’s death. By that time, Straube had established himself as... Read more
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Biography
Christopher Anderson
Winner of the 2006 Max B. Miller Book Prize, awarded by The Organ Library of the American Guild of Organists at Boston University, USA. ''This is a stupendous book. It is 434 pages of highest quality research and scholarship, presented in a very readable way. The printing is of the best standard, too... This book is a must for all serious students of organ composition and performance...' The Organ '... we should be thankful that this major work, the first to look at the musical relationship between the two men, is in English... It is an important achievement..' Church Music Quarterly
