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Podcast-Folge mit dem Thema „unbekannte Musikinstrumente“ war Lars David Kellner für ein Interview zu Gast; er stellte das Harmonium bzw. das Kunstharmonium vor. Die Besonderheit dieses Instruments ist die Möglichkeit der Lautstärkeveränderung, die nicht wie beim Klavier durch die Anschlagsdynamik erfolgt oder nur durch entsprechende Registerzüge wie bei der Orgel, sondern durch die erhöhte oder verminderte Luftzufuhr durch die Fußpedale und die „Schwellschlitze“, die sich durch Kniehebel öffnen und schließen lassen. So ist auch bei Liegetönen oder -akkorden ein An- und Abschwellen der Lautstärke realisierbar. Im Laufe des Gesprächs kamen wir auf Komponisten zu sprechen, die für das (Kunst-)Harmonium Musik geschrieben haben. Herr Kellner informierte über sein Quellenstudium und berichtete von Originalkompositionen u.a. von Franz Liszt, Leoš Janáček, Sergei Rachmaninow, Max Reger und Sigfrid Karg-Elert. Er erläuterte, dass bei den Werken oft vermerkt ist, für welches Instrument bzw. für welche Instrumente es gedacht ist. So finden sich in den Partituren Hinweise wie „für Klavier oder Harmonium“ oder „für Orgel oder Harmonium“ oder einfach nur „für ein Tasteninstrument“. Für den Ausklang des Podcasts wünschte er sich als Hörbeispiel für das „Kunstharmonium“ die Romanze a-Moll, WoO IV/11 von Max Reger. Grund genug, dieses Werk in der Reihe „Musikstück der Woche“ vorzustellen, gespielt von Lars David Kellner."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"7a287e561956","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"2554f2a8fde40","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Die Anzahl der Originalkompositionen von Max Reger für Harmonium bzw. Kunstharmonium ist überschaubar: Es gibt nur zwei Werke für diese Instrumente, nämlich die Fughette a-Moll WoO IV/18 (komponiert 1901/02) und eben die Romanze a-Moll für Harmonium bzw. Orgel WoO IV/11, entstanden 1904. Weitere Werke Regers für Harmonium sind Bearbeitungen von eigenen Kompositionen – vor allem von Liedern –, aber auch Bearbeitungen von (damals) populären und beliebten Musikstücken anderer Komponisten, wie z. B. die Sammlung "},{"_key":"2554f2a8fde41","_type":"span","marks":["em"],"text":"Ausgewählte Stücke klassischer und moderner Meister für Harmonium bearbeitet"},{"_key":"2554f2a8fde42","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"(1898/1899). Dazu wurden viele Werke Max Regers von anderen Musikern – wie u.a. von seinem Vater Josef – für Harmonium bearbeitet."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"aff1b1adb4bf","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"98c44af76b3f0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Heute findet man ein Harmonium meist in kleinen Kapellen als Ersatz für eine große (und teure) Pfeifenorgel. Es ist ein Tasteninstrument, das ganz ohne Strom auskommt, da die/der SpielerIn den Luftstrom, der die frei schwingenden Metallzungen bewegt, durch ständiges Treten von Fußpedalen selbst erzeugen muss. Zu Lebzeiten Max Regers stand in jedem gutbürgerlichen Hause kein Klavier, sondern ein Harmonium, da es kostengünstiger, leichter zu transportieren war und kaum Wartung bedurfte: Um 1900 wurden in der westlichen Welt doppelt so viele Harmonien verkauft wie Klaviere."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"ab22d782e295","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"f2dda23df4d70","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"So ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass auch im Elternhaus von Max Reger zuerst eine kleine Hausorgel stand, die aber in den 1890er Jahren durch ein Harmonium ersetzt wurde. 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What makes this instrument unique is the ability to vary the volume, which is not achieved through touch dynamics as on the piano, nor solely through the use of appropriate stops as on the organ, but rather through the increased or decreased air supply via the foot pedals and the “swell slats,” which can be opened and closed using knee levers. This allows the volume to rise and fall even during sustained notes or chords. During the conversation, we discussed composers who have written music for the (art) harmonium. Mr. Kellner shared insights from his source research and discussed original compositions by Franz Liszt, Leoš Janáček, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Max Reger, and Sigfrid Karg-Elert, among others. He explained that the works often indicate the instrument or instruments for which they were intended. Thus, the scores contain notes such as “for piano or harmonium” or “for organ or harmonium” or simply “for a keyboard instrument.”"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"dc4e4bb087a2","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"25caf174263c0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"To wrap up the podcast, he requested Max Reger’s Romance in A minor, WoO IV/11, as an audio example for the “art harmonium.” Reason enough to feature this work in the “Music Piece of the Week” series, performed by Lars David Kellner."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"7609475496f7","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"ac54fcd2ef970","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"The number of original compositions by Max Reger for harmonium or art harmonium is modest: there are only two works for these instruments, namely the Fughetta in A minor, WoO IV/18 (composed in 1901/02) and the Romance in A minor for harmonium or organ, WoO IV/11, composed in 1904. Reger’s other works for harmonium consist of arrangements of his own compositions—primarily songs—as well as arrangements of (at the time) popular and well-loved pieces by other composers, such as the collection Selected Pieces by Classical and Modern Masters Arranged for the Harmonium (1898/1899). In addition, many of Max Reger’s works were transcribed for harmonium by other musicians—including his father, Josef."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"f99488020897","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"6be228209d8e0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Today, harmoniums are mostly found in small chapels as a substitute for a large (and expensive) pipe organ. It is a keyboard instrument that requires no electricity at all, since the player himself or herself must generate the airflow that moves the freely vibrating metal reeds by constantly stepping on foot pedals. During Max Reger’s lifetime, most middle-class homes did not have a piano but rather a harmonium, as it was more affordable, easier to transport, and required little maintenance: around 1900, twice as many harmoniums were sold in the Western world as pianos."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"40a16d025163","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"cdb2bc34d59c0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"It is therefore not surprising that Max Reger’s parents’ home initially had a small house organ, which was replaced by a harmonium in the 1890s. For Josef Reger, Max’s father, was already a passionate harmonium player."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"72c576215b74","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"40350e4d1d7b0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Max Reger lived in Munich from 1901 onward, where he taught at the Royal Academy of Music and worked as a composer and pianist. Yet a harmonium was indispensable in the Munich household as well. 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