Die Weihe der Nacht
Die Weihe der Nacht | |
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Choral composition by Max Reger | |
Opus | 119 |
Language | German |
Composed | 1911 |
Dedication | Gertrud Fischer-Maretzki |
Published | 1911: Berlin |
Scoring |
Die Weihe der Nacht (The Consecration of the Night),
History
Reger composed the work in
Gertrud Fischer-Maretzki (1886–1929) was among the contraltos who inspired Reger, along with Anna Erler-Schnaudt. He met her first in 1905, and wrote about her in 1910: "Die Dame hat [...] stets durch ihre prachtvolle Stimme u. tiefdurchdachten, echt musikalischen Vortrag die vollste Anerkennung bei Publikum u. Kritik gefunden." (The lady always found complete recognition of audience and critics by her magnificent voice and her deeply reasoned and genuinely musical performance.)[5]
Reger set another poem by Hebbel, "Requiem", which he had considered in 1910 already, in 1912 for men's choir a cappella, in 1915 for soloist, mixed choir and orchestra, the Hebbel Requiem.[6] The poem "Die Weihe der Nacht" was also set by composers such as Harald Genzmer, Walter Rein and Hilding Rosenberg.[1]
Music
Reger scored the composition for an (
The work was recorded in 1995 by the
References
Bibliography
- Eckle, Georg-Albrecht (2016). "Aus dem Reich der Toten / Max Reger und "sein" Requiem" (in German). Bayerischer Rundfunk. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- Grim, William (2004). "Die Weihe der Nacht für Altsolo, Männerchor und Orchester, Op. 119 / (The Consecration of the Night for Alto Solo, Male Choir and Orchestra, Op. 119) / Preface" (in German). repertoire-explorer.musikmph.de. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "Max Reger / Die Weihe Der Nacht / Psalm 100 / Weihegesang". Koch Classics. 1995. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- "Max Reger Curriculum vitae". Max-Reger-Institute. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- "Reger, Max: Die Weihe der Nacht op. 119 16' / for alto, male chorus and orchestra". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- "Reger und die Altstimme" (PDF). Mitteilungen No. 7 (in German). Internationale Max Reger Gesellschaft. 2003. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "An die Hoffnung Op. 124 / für Alt, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Kl, 2 Fg, 4 Hr, 2 Trp, 3 Pk, Streicher" (in German). Max-Reger-Institute. 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "Die Weihe der Nacht" (in German). Der Spiegel. 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
External links
- Die Weihe der Nacht, Op.119 (Reger, Max): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Max Reger zum 100. Todestag / Der Falstaff der Musik SWR
- Christian Andree: 1,65 Millionen Mark für Spitzen-Autographen Die Welt 15 July 2000