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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.

Die Nonnen
Choral composition by Max Reger
The composer in 1913
English	The Nuns
Opus	112
Language	German
Composed	1909 (1909)
Dedication	Philipp Wolfrum
Performed	8 May 1910 (1910-05-08): Dortmund
Scoring	choir orchestra

History

Reger completed Die Nonnen in 1909.[1] It is a setting of a poem in three stanzas by Martin Boelitz [de].[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 [de].[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

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