Reger: Introduction and Passacaglia in F Minor from Op. 63

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A key work in Reger's organ production from the time of its first publication in 1902 up to today, the famous F-Minor Passacaglia from Op. 63 has cast its spell on generations of organ lovers.

"The dark bass strides quietly through the depths, persistently and secretly like time itself; a ghostly breath murmurs about the heights and rustles through light leaves; and from within emerges a voice which rises and falls in a seemingly aimless manner, and which speaks more than it sings..." (Gustav-Robert Tornow on the 8th variation of the Passacaglia in his 1907 introduction to the work)