Graham Barber
Max Reger (1873 – 1916)
Prelude and Fugue in D minor
(without opus number)
Thirteen Chorale Preludes Op. 79b
1. Ach Gott, verlass mich
(O Lord, do not forsake me)
2. Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott
(A mighty fortress is our God)
3. Herr, nun selbst den Wagen halt
(Song of Struggle)
4. Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit
(Morning Hymn)
5. Mir Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
(Nunc Dimittis)
6. Wer weiss, wir nah emir mein Ende
(For the Dying)
7. Auferstehn, ja auferstehn wirst du
(Ascensiontide)
8. Christ is erstanden von dem Tod
(Easter)
9. Christus, ist mein Leben
(Christ is my Life)
Canzona in E flat major, Op. 65, No. 9
Scherzo in D minor, Op. 65, No. 10
Thirteen Chorale Preludes, Op. 79b (cont.)
10. Mir Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
(Nunc Dimittis)
11. Nun danket alle Gott
(Now thank we all our God)
12. Herr, nun selbst den Wagen halt
(Song of Struggle)
13. Warum sollt ich mich den grämen
(Trust in God)
Postludium (without opus number)
JS Bach (1685 -1750)
Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
(Das Orgelbüchlein), BWV 616
Prelude and Fugue in E flat,
(Clavierübung III), BWV 552
This is the seventeenth of thirty-six recitals Graham Barber is performing at numerous venues in the U.K. and abroad during 2015 - 17 marking the centenary of Max Reger’s death. The series comprises his complete organ works, alongside works by J. S. Bach. The theme of today’s recital is the Lutheran chorale and includes Reger’s Thirteen Chorale Preludes Op 79b, as well as some of his works without opus number.
Max Reger (1873 – 1916)
Prelude and Fugue in D minor
(without opus number)
Thirteen Chorale Preludes Op. 79b
1. Ach Gott, verlass mich
(O Lord, do not forsake me)
2. Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott
(A mighty fortress is our God)
3. Herr, nun selbst den Wagen halt
(Song of Struggle)
4. Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit
(Morning Hymn)
5. Mir Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
(Nunc Dimittis)
6. Wer weiss, wir nah emir mein Ende
(For the Dying)
7. Auferstehn, ja auferstehn wirst du
(Ascensiontide)
8. Christ is erstanden von dem Tod
(Easter)
9. Christus, ist mein Leben
(Christ is my Life)
Canzona in E flat major, Op. 65, No. 9
Scherzo in D minor, Op. 65, No. 10
Thirteen Chorale Preludes, Op. 79b (cont.)
10. Mir Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
(Nunc Dimittis)
11. Nun danket alle Gott
(Now thank we all our God)
12. Herr, nun selbst den Wagen halt
(Song of Struggle)
13. Warum sollt ich mich den grämen
(Trust in God)
Postludium (without opus number)
JS Bach (1685 -1750)
Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
(Das Orgelbüchlein), BWV 616
Prelude and Fugue in E flat,
(Clavierübung III), BWV 552
This is the seventeenth of thirty-six recitals Graham Barber is performing at numerous venues in the U.K. and abroad during 2015 - 17 marking the centenary of Max Reger’s death. The series comprises his complete organ works, alongside works by J. S. Bach. The theme of today’s recital is the Lutheran chorale and includes Reger’s Thirteen Chorale Preludes Op 79b, as well as some of his works without opus number.