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| Classical Composer: | Reger, Max |
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| Work: | Organ Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 60 |
| Year Composed: | 1901 |
| Duration: | 00:25:00 |
| Work Category: | Instrumental |
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Reger's Organ Sonata in D minor, Op. 60, was written in 1901 and dedicated to Martin Krause, a man who had played for Liszt and was in touch with Liszt's circle during the last three years of the latter's life.
The first movement, Improvisation, has a recurrent motif, heard in the opening bars. There is a briefly contrasting section, which returns before the recapitulation, marked by the return of the opening figure, leading to a final stretto and coda.
The second movement, Invocation, marked Grave con duolo and, parenthetically, doch nicht schleppend (but not dragging), opens with characteristic harmonic ambiguity and the chromatic shifts of tonality typical of Reger's musical language. At the heart of the movement is a rapider section, before a final Andante sostenuto that continues the initial air of mystery.
The last movement is an Introduction and Fugue, opening Allegrissimo assai and leading to the final fugue, marked Allegro energico. The subject appears first in the alto, followed by entries in the soprano, bass and tenor, as the fugal texture is further developed. A passage of rapid thirds is followed by a final exploration of the fugal subject and an emphatic conclusion.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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