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Bach-Reger
Piano Transcriptions of Bach’s Works by Max Reger
Discography

Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019

Complete Recordings 1900-1949


1

Carlo Zecchi: Early Cetra Recordings - 1937-1943 [K-1]

Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I), BWV 639, transcribed for piano []

Carlo Zecchi (piano)

Warner Fonit

1942

2-CD / TT: 149:27

 

Complete Recordings 1950-1959

Complete Recordings 1960-1969

Complete Recordings 1970-1979


2

Max Reger: Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema v. J.S. Bach Op. 81; Träume am Kamin Op. 143 [T-1]

M. Reger: Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema v. J.S. Bach, Op. 81 [36:45 / 36:31]

Dieter Zechlin (Piano)

Eterna 826410
Berlin Classics 0031962BC

Nov 1972 [P 1973]

LP / TT: 54 min
CD / TT: 53:31

Recorded at the VEB Deutsche Schallplatte Berlin, Germany.
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3

Rudolf Serkin performs Bach, Reger & Beethoven [K-5]

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81 [29:59]

Rudolf Serkin (Piano)

BBC Legends

Jun 4, 1973

CD / TT: 77:33

Recorded live at Royal Festival Hall, London, England.
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34

75th Anniversary [T-1]

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81 []

Rudolf Serkin (Piano)

Curtis Institutee

Nov 20, 1973

CD / TT:

 

Complete Recordings 1980-1989


5

J.S. Bach: The Brandenburg Concerti, S. 1946-1051, Transcribed for Piano Duet by Max Reger [T-1

Bach-Reger: Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051, transcribed for piano 4 hands [19:54, 10:27, 10:14, 14:37, 19:15, 16:31]

Martin Berkofsky, David Hagen (Piano Duet)

Musical Heritage Society

1982

2-LP / TT: 91:24

 

6

Schumann: Humoreske; Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Bach [T-1]

 

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81 [28:56]

Wolf Harden (Piano)

Naxos 8.550469
Marco Polo

Dec 18, 1985

CD / TT: 56:44

Recorded at Festeburgkirche, Frankfurt, Germany.
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7

Reger: Bach Variations; Piano Concerto No. 1 [T-2]

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81 []

Rudolf Serkin (Piano)

Columbia
Sony

1985

LP / TT:
CD / TT:

Recorded at Troy Music Hall, Troy, New York, USA.
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Complete Recordings 1990-1999


8

Stefan Mickisch spielt Bach, Franck, Mickisch, Reger [T-1]

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81 [34:46]

Stefan Mickisch (Piano)

Calig

1991

CD / TT: 70:51

Co-production with the Bayerischen Rundfunk.
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9

Max Reger: Piano pieces = Klavierwerke [T-1]

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81 [29:55]

Wolfram Lorenzen (Piano)]

Troubadisc TRO-CD 01438

1992 [P 2010]

CD / TT: 68:22

Recorded by Saarbrücken, SR, Germany.
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10

Reger: Variations and Fugues [T-1]

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81 [30:24]

Mark Latimer (Piano)

Warner Classics 4617182

Apr 4-5, 1994

CD / TT: 70:39

Recorded at All Saints' Church, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia.
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11

András Schiff - Handel · Brahms · Reger [T-1]

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81 [34:35]

András Schiff (Piano)

Teldec

Dec 1994

CD / TT: 71:19

Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland.
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12

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6 (complete recording) [T-1]

Bach-Reger: Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051, transcribed for piano 4 hands [23:55, 13:27, 10:19, 16:14, 21:49, 18:23]

Sontraud Speidel & Evelinde Trenkner (Piano 4 hands) [Pianos - Steinway D - 1901]

MDG 330 0635-2

Jun 1995

2-CD / TT: 104:36

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13

Bach Transcriptions for Piano [T-1]

Bach-Reger: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, transcribed for piano [9:47]

Risto Lauriala (Piano)

Naxos

May 1996

CD / TT: 62:52

Recorded at Sigyn Hall, Turku, Finland.
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14

M. Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of J. S. Bach in F# [T-1]

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81 31:36]

Marc-André Hamelin (Piano) [Steinway]

Hyperion CDA-66996

Apr 1997

CD / TT: 73:51

Recorded at St. George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, England. Recording Producer: Andrew Keener; Recording Engineer: Tony Faulkner; Editor: Amma Stocker.
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15

Bach after Bach (transcriptions by Reger for 4 hands) [T-2]

Bach-Reger: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, transcribed for piano 4 hands [8:23]
Bach-Reger: Brandenburg Concertos No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047, transcribed for piano 4 hands [12:36]
Bach-Reger: Brandenburg Concertos No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051, transcribed for piano 4 hands [17:01]
Bach-Reger: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068, transcribed for piano 4 hands [19:52]

Leo van Doeselaar & Wyneke Jordans (Piano 4 Hands)

Challenge Classics

Jun 1998

CD / TT: 57:52

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem Holland.
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16

5 Versions of Bach's Passacaglia, BWV 582 [T-1]

Bach-Reger: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582, transcribed for piano 4 hands [12:41]

Oliver Kolb (1st Piano); Ernst Breidenbach (2nd Piano)

Signum

1998

CD / TT: 73:02

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Complete Recordings 2000-2009


17

Reger: Bach Variations, Telemann Variations [T-1]

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81 [33:43]

Kees Schul (Piano)

Globe GLO-5200

Jan 2000

CD / TT: 69:07

Recorded in Utrecht, Holland.
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18

J.S. Bach: Arrangements by Max Reger for piano duo [T-2]

Bach-Reger: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, transcribed for piano 4 hands [14:31]
Bach-Reger: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, transcribed for piano 4 hands [8:13]
Bach-Reger: Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 582, transcribed for piano 4 hands [14:30]
Bach-Reger: Orchestral Suites 1066-1069, transcribed for piano 4 hands [30:39, 28:13, 26:37, 25:12]

Sontraud Speidel & Evelinde Trenkner (Piano 4 hands)

MDG 330 1006-2

Mar 27-29, 2000

2-CD / TT: 147:55

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19

Bach-Reger: The four orchestral suites, arranged for piano Duet by Max Reger [T-1]

Bach-Reger: Orchestral Suites 1066-1069, transcribed for piano 4 hands [17:37, 19:22, 15:38, 15:31]

Hector Moreno & Norberto Capelli (Piano Duet)

Frame FR9933-2

Jul 2000

CD / TT: 68:08

Recorded at S. Angiolo Vico l’Abate, Italy.


20

Reger: Das Klavierwerk, Vol. 12 [T-1]

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81 [31:57]

Markus Becker (Piano)

Thorofon 2322

Sep 2000

CD / TT: 58:28

Recorded at NDR, Landesfunkhaus Nds. Kleiner Sendesaal, Germany.
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21

Bach: Piano Transcriptions [T-2]

 

Bach-Reger: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, transcribed for piano [3:26, 6:51 / 3:26, 6:51]

Antony Gray (Piano)

ABC Classics 4765171

Apr 4, 2004

3-CD / TT: 207:48 / 207:09

Recorded at Eugene Goossens Hall of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Ultimo Centre, Sydney, Ausrtralia.
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22

Aufbruch in die Moderne - Kurt Seibert joue Reger & Bach [K-1]

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81 [32:38]

Kurt Seibert (Piano)

Salycus N°10 SA60011

Jan 2006

CD / TT: 46:15

 

23

Bach Piano Transcriptions 7: Reger [T-2]

Bach-Reger: Prelude & Fugue in D major ("Little"), BWV 532, transcribed for piano [5:26, 6:19]
Bach-Reger: Prelude & Fugue in E minor, BWV 548, transcribed for piano [7:35, 8:53]
Bach-Reger: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, transcribed for piano [8:38, 6:42]
Bach-Reger: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, transcribed for piano [10:42]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (I), BWV 606, transcribed for piano [0:41]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Das alte Jahr vergangen ist (I), BWV 614, transcribed for piano [2:56]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross, BWV 622, transcribed for piano [6:26]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt (I), BWV 637, transcribed for piano [1:52]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Es ist das Heil uns kommen her (I), BWV 638, transcribed for piano [1:52]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I), BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:48]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644, transcribed for piano [0:56]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude (Fantasia super) Komm, Heiliger Geist, BWV 651, transcribed for piano [6:21]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude An Wasserflüssen Babylon (III), BWV 653b, transcribed for piano [4:17]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (I), BWV 654, transcribed for piano [6:47]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657, transcribed for piano [4:14]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit (I), BWV 668, transcribed for piano [3:22]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [1:46]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (IV), BWV 730, transcribed for piano [2:06]
Bach-Reger: Chorale Prelude Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 736, transcribed for piano [3:35]
Pachelbel attrib. Bach: Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV Anh 171 [4:05]

Markus Becker (Piano)

Hyperion 67683

Sep 1-5, 2008

2-CD / TT: 108:19

Recorded at Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England.
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Complete Recordings 2010-2019


24

J.S. Bach (Max Reger): The Brandenburg Concertos for Piano 4 Hands [T-3]

Bach-Reger: Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051, transcribed for piano 4 hands []

Claudio Colombo (Piano I/II) [Yamaha digital pianos]

Claudio Colombo

21/11/2011

MP3 / TT: 97:50

Recorded at…
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25

J.S. Bach - Max Reger: Complete Orchestral Suites transcribed for Piano Four Hands [T-5]

Bach-Reger: Orchestral Suites 1066-1069, transcribed for piano 4 hands [32:00, , , ]

Claudio Colombo (Piano I/II) [Yamaha digital pianos]

Claudio Colombo

Mar 5, 2012 [released]

MP3 / TT: 114:03

Recorded at…
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26

Max Reger, Variationen und Fuge über ein Thema von J.S. Bach Op. 81 [T-2]

M. Reger: Variations & Fugue on a Theme of J.S. Bach for piano, Op. 81

Ernst Breidenbach (Piano)

IFO

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CD / TT:

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2007 - February 2014)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (September 2007, June 2013), Teddy Kaufman (April-May 2007)

Max Reger: Short Biography | Piano Transcriptions: Works | Recordings | Orchestral Transcriptions: Works | Recordings


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Discussions: Part 1 | Links | Other Arrangements/Transcriptions




 

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