| Die Nonnen | |
|---|---|
| Choral composition by Max Reger | |
 The composer in 1913 | |
| English | The Nuns |
| Opus | 112 |
| Language | German |
| Composed | 1909 |
| Dedication | Philipp Wolfrum |
| Performed | 8 May 1910: Dortmund |
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Die Nonnen (The Nuns), Op. 112, is composition for mixed choir and orchestra by Max Reger, written in 1909. The text is a poem by Martin Boelitz.
History
Reger completed Die Nonnen in 1909.[1] It is a setting of a poem in three stanzas by Martin Boelitz.[1] The work was first performed on 8 May 1910 in Dortmund as part of a Reger Festival there, by the Musik-Verein choir and the Städtisches Orchester Dortmund, conducted by Julius Janssen.[2] It was first published by Bote & Bock in Berlin in 1910, with a dedication to Philipp Wolfrum.[1][2] It was published again in 1967 as part of Reger's complete works by Breitkopf & Härtel.
Recording
Die Nonnen was recorded in 2000, together with Reger's Romantische Suite, by the NDR Chor and the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hans Zender.[3]
References
Cited sources
- "Reger, Max / Die Nonnen (The Nuns) Op. 112". Musikproduktion Höflich. 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "Reer, Die Nonnen, Op. 112". prestomusic.com. 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "Die Nonnen Op. 112" (in German). 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
External links
- Die Nonnen, Op.112 (Reger, Max): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Die Nonnen (in German) lieder.net 2021