Knowledge

Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Hiller

Source đź“ť

199: 192: 36: 216:, though not without an individual variation. In considering his Sinfonietta, the Serenade, the Hiller Variations, the Prologue to a Tragedy, the Lustspiel overture, the two concertos respectively for pianoforte and violin, we are struck not so much by the masterly handling of old forms as by the stark, emotional content of these compositions. It is an error to dismiss his music as merely academic. He began as a 162:
Reger was occupied with the Hiller variations at a fairly tumultuous period of his life. His Sinfonietta in A major, Op. 90, was met with open rejection in Munich, so he postponed the project of the Hiller Variations and initially composed the Serenade in G major, Op. 95, to calm people's minds. He
220:, but he did not succeed, as did his master, in fusing form and theme. There is a Dionysian strain in him that too often is in jarring discord with the intellectual structure of his work. The 267: 183:
in both style and sound, even though there is a lot of Wagnerian chromaticism in some variations (Var. XI). The concluding fugue reveals the composer's enthusiasm for the music of
710: 715: 245:
by Susanne Popp in cooperation with Alexander Becker, Christopher Grafschmidt, Jürgen Schaarwächter and Stefanie Steiner, München 2010
545: 466: 271: 151: 241:
Thematisch-chronologisches Verzeichnis der Werke Max Regers und ihrer Quellen – Reger-Werk-Verzeichnis (RWV), ed. on behalf of the
458: 224:
in conflict with the scholar. Yet at one period Reger was considered the rival of Strauss, though that day has long passed.
163:
only resumed work on the Hiller Variations after his appointment as university music director and university professor in
589: 298: 678: 561: 353: 198: 191: 552: 175:
The work consists of the initial exposition of Hiller's theme followed by eleven variations and a concluding
385: 700: 631: 484: 579: 570: 401: 596: 621: 330: 656: 291: 651: 450: 443: 184: 510: 370: 322: 8: 705: 661: 501: 363: 242: 626: 284: 139: 527: 393: 154:, the Hiller Variations are one of his most popular and frequently recorded works. 646: 641: 636: 520: 417: 377: 180: 143: 409: 338: 213: 123: 694: 205: 138:. They are based on an original melodic line by the 18th-century composer 119: 56: 666: 616: 346: 307: 131: 127: 27: 164: 147: 49: 35: 254:
James Huneker, Variations (New York: Scribner, 1921), 205-06.
179:. Like many of Reger's orchestral works, the piece is heavily 176: 276: 135: 546:
Phantasie ĂĽber den Choral "Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott"
150:, Germany on 15 October 1907. Along with the composer's 204:
Writing in 1921, the American critic and musicologist
134:in 1907 after he had preconceived the idea by May 692: 292: 299: 285: 34: 467:Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart 437:Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Hiller 272:International Music Score Library Project 268:Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Hiller 212:Max Reger pinned his faith to Brahms and 115:Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Hiller 20:Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Hiller 693: 280: 711:Orchestral compositions by Max Reger 716:Composer tributes (classical music) 590:Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue 13: 459:Vier Tondichtungen nach A. Böcklin 14: 727: 261: 197: 190: 130:written by the German composer 248: 235: 170: 1: 306: 386:Der Mensch lebt und bestehet 7: 10: 732: 157: 146:conducted the premiere in 675: 609: 537: 494: 477: 428: 402:Unser lieben Frauen Traum 314: 103: 92:15 October 1907 88: 65: 55: 45: 33: 25: 18: 228: 657:Meiningen Court Theatre 652:Schloss Elisabethenburg 77:-July 6, 1907 451:Eine romantische Suite 226: 622:Adele Bloesch-Stöcker 563:Drei Choralphantasien 554:Zwei Choralphantasien 331:Gesang der Verklärten 210: 185:Johann Sebastian Bach 679:List of compositions 378:Lateinisches Requiem 167:had been confirmed. 40:The composer in 1907 662:Max-Reger-Institute 364:Die Weihe der Nacht 243:Max-Reger-Institute 122:. 100, is a set of 627:Caesar Hochstetter 485:Cello Sonata No. 1 355:Geistliche Gesänge 140:Johann Adam Hiller 701:1907 compositions 686: 685: 528:Mariae Wiegenlied 323:Drei Chöre, Op. 6 152:Mozart Variations 111: 110: 723: 610:Related articles 593:, Op, 127 (1913) 381:(1914, fragment) 301: 294: 287: 278: 277: 270:: Scores at the 255: 252: 246: 239: 222:furor teutonicus 201: 194: 99: 97: 84: 82: 76: 74: 38: 16: 15: 731: 730: 726: 725: 724: 722: 721: 720: 691: 690: 687: 682: 671: 642:Mortimer Wilson 637:Johanna Senfter 632:Jaroslav Kvapil 605: 533: 521:An die Hoffnung 490: 473: 424: 310: 305: 264: 259: 258: 253: 249: 240: 236: 231: 173: 160: 144:Fritz Steinbach 95: 93: 80: 78: 72: 70: 69:April 1907 41: 12: 11: 5: 729: 719: 718: 713: 708: 703: 684: 683: 676: 673: 672: 670: 669: 664: 659: 654: 649: 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 619: 613: 611: 607: 606: 604: 603: 594: 586: 577: 568: 559: 550: 541: 539: 535: 534: 532: 531: 524: 517: 508: 498: 496: 492: 491: 489: 488: 481: 479: 475: 474: 472: 471: 463: 455: 447: 444:Piano Concerto 441: 432: 430: 426: 425: 423: 422: 414: 410:Der Einsiedler 406: 398: 390: 382: 374: 368: 360: 351: 343: 339:Der 100. Psalm 335: 327: 318: 316: 312: 311: 304: 303: 296: 289: 281: 275: 274: 263: 262:External links 260: 257: 256: 247: 233: 232: 230: 227: 214:absolute music 172: 169: 159: 156: 109: 108: 105: 101: 100: 90: 86: 85: 67: 63: 62: 59: 53: 52: 47: 43: 42: 39: 31: 30: 23: 22: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 728: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 702: 699: 698: 696: 689: 681: 680: 674: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 614: 612: 608: 601: 599: 598:Sieben StĂĽcke 595: 592: 591: 587: 584: 582: 578: 575: 573: 569: 566: 564: 560: 557: 555: 551: 548: 547: 543: 542: 540: 536: 529: 525: 522: 518: 515: 513: 509: 506: 504: 500: 499: 497: 493: 486: 483: 482: 480: 476: 469: 468: 464: 461: 460: 456: 453: 452: 448: 445: 442: 439: 438: 434: 433: 431: 427: 420: 419: 415: 412: 411: 407: 404: 403: 399: 396: 395: 391: 388: 387: 383: 380: 379: 375: 372: 369: 366: 365: 361: 358: 356: 352: 349: 348: 344: 341: 340: 336: 333: 332: 328: 325: 324: 320: 319: 317: 313: 309: 302: 297: 295: 290: 288: 283: 282: 279: 273: 269: 266: 265: 251: 244: 238: 234: 225: 223: 219: 215: 209: 207: 206:James Huneker 202: 200: 195: 193: 188: 186: 182: 178: 168: 166: 155: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 117: 116: 106: 102: 91: 87: 68: 64: 60: 58: 54: 51: 48: 44: 37: 32: 29: 24: 21: 17: 688: 677: 597: 588: 581:Zwölf StĂĽcke 580: 572:Zwölf StĂĽcke 571: 562: 553: 544: 512:Sechs Lieder 511: 503:Sechs Lieder 502: 465: 457: 449: 436: 435: 416: 408: 400: 392: 384: 376: 371:Responsories 362: 354: 345: 337: 329: 321: 250: 237: 221: 217: 211: 203: 196: 189: 174: 161: 114: 113: 112: 19: 602:(1915/1916) 585:(1902/1904) 359:(1909–1912) 218:Brahmsianer 171:Description 706:Variations 695:Categories 667:Reger-Chor 647:JenĹ‘ Zádor 617:Elsa Reger 429:Orchestral 347:Die Nonnen 124:variations 96:1907-10-15 81:1907-07-06 600:, Op. 145 394:Nachtlied 357:, Op. 110 308:Max Reger 181:Brahmsian 132:Max Reger 128:orchestra 107:orchestra 89:Performed 28:Max Reger 583:, Op. 80 574:, Op. 65 565:, Op. 52 556:, Op. 40 530:" (1912) 523:" (1912) 514:, Op. 35 208:noted: 66:Composed 505:, Op. 4 478:Chamber 418:Requiem 165:Leipzig 158:History 148:Cologne 104:Scoring 94: ( 79: ( 73:1907-04 71: ( 50:E major 576:(1902) 567:(1900) 558:(1899) 549:(1898) 516:(1899) 507:(1890) 487:(1892) 470:(1914) 462:(1913) 454:(1912) 446:(1910) 440:(1904) 421:(1915) 413:(1915) 405:(1914) 397:(1914) 389:(1914) 373:(1911) 367:(1911) 350:(1909) 342:(1909) 334:(1903) 326:(1892) 315:Choral 538:Organ 495:Songs 229:Notes 177:fugue 136:1904 126:for 57:Opus 61:100 46:Key 26:by 697:: 187:. 142:. 120:Op 118:, 526:" 519:" 300:e 293:t 286:v 98:) 83:) 75:)

Index

Max Reger

E major
Opus
Op
variations
orchestra
Max Reger
1904
Johann Adam Hiller
Fritz Steinbach
Cologne
Mozart Variations
Leipzig
fugue
Brahmsian
Johann Sebastian Bach


James Huneker
absolute music
Max-Reger-Institute
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Hiller
International Music Score Library Project
v
t
e
Max Reger
Drei Chöre, Op. 6
Gesang der Verklärten

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑