Organ Works 1
Reger had a great sense of humor. On reading a poor review of one of his pieces he  wrote to the critic in question: "I am sitting in the smallest room of my house. I have your  review before me. In a moment, it will be behind me." What a shame, then, that so little of  this humor carried over to his music! Not that it's bad, but it is an acquired taste in some ways. All  but the organ works, that is, which for many German organists constitute the late 19th- and early  20th-century's answer to Bach. Again, this is a matter of taste, but there's no denying the  composer's mastery of his craft, or his ability to conjure up powerful ideas on the instrument. This  disc is the first in a projected series that should go far to introduce this neglected music to an  interested public.--David Hurwitz