FLAC tracks +Booklet | Classical | 00:56:13 | 225 MbIn 1904 Max Reger wrote what was to be the first in a major sequence of variations on themes by his great predecessors.

The Variations and Fugue on a Theme by J.

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Bach was written for piano but its richness and virtuosity exceed the scope of the instrument.

Ira Levin’s orchestration clarifies the structure, intensifies climaxes and reduces its length.

The Four Tone Poems explore the paintings of the symbolist Arnold Bocklin and form symphonic mood pictures that veer from delicacy to Bacchanalian frenzy.

Tracklist:01. Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81 (Arr. I. Levin for Orchestra)02. O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß, BWV 622 (Arr. M. Reger for Orchestra)03. 4 Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin, Op. 128: No. 1, Der geigende Eremit04. 4 Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin, Op. 128: No. 2, Im Spiel der Wellen05. 4 Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin, Op. 128: No. 3, Die Toteninsel06. 4 Tone Poems after Arnold Böcklin, Op. 128: No. 4, Bacchanale