'An answer to a prayer, an obvious labour of love, and I think it fair to say that no labour is more deserving of love than Reger's life and work.' (from Gramophone Magazine's review of Maximum Reger)
Fugue State Films, in partnership with Presto Music, presents this first of three online screenings of Maximum Reger.
What you will see in Part 1 (112 minutes):
Documentary (70 minutes):
Part 1 includes a 70-minute documentary about Max Reger’s rural background and youth, his early mental-breakdown and his first great outpouring of composition as a young man.
Filmed Musical Performances (42 minutes):
The documentary is followed by some of his early chamber, lied and instrumental works:
Fantasie Caracteristique (1889) played by the Hyperion Trio
Resignation (Op.26) played by Oliver Kern, piano
String Quartet No.2 (Op.54ii) played by the Aris Quartett
Die Nixe (Op.62x) sung by Frauke May
Basso Ostinato (Op.69iii) played by Bernhard Haas, organ
Subtitles:
The documentary is in English and German; subtitles in either language can be accessed by pressing the 'CC' button at the bottom of the screen when the film plays.
Parts 2 and 3 ($15 each) are available now at:
Click here for Part 2 https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/maximumreger2
Click here for Part 3 https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/maximumreger3
About Maximum Reger:
Maximum Reger is one of the most far-reaching classical music film projects ever made. An enormous set of 58 films, it includes three feature length documentaries, plus filmed performances of dozens of Reger's greatest compositions. With a total running time of fifteen hours, Maximum Reger redefines the misunderstood romantic-modernist Max Reger and places him as one of the great composers of his and any age.
These three Show and Tell events present the three documentaries, each followed by a selection of the best musical performances, to form three two-hour programmes. Maximum Reger won 'Best DVD' in the BBC Music Magazine Awards, and garnered exceptional reviews around the world. As the Classical Music Sentinel wrote: 'This comprehensive and fascinating documentary/musical performance film about Max Reger's life and music has been a revelation to me. It has opened my ears and mind to this misunderstood giant of composition.'
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Watch other Fugue State productions: The English Organ and The Genius of Cavaillé-Coll on the Fugue State Films Vimeo channel.
Buy more Fugue State Films on DVD by clicking on this link to www.fuguestatefilms.co.uk
Explore a huge selection of recordings of Reger's music here to visit the Presto Music website.
