In January 2008 the Max-Reger-Institut (MRI), located in Karlsruhe, Germany, has initiated the first ever scholarly-critical edition of works by Max Reger. The Reger-Werkausgabe (RWA) is sponsored by the Mainzer Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur and with its design as a hybrid edition breaks new ground in the editorial techniques. The Werkausgabe encompasses three areas of Reger's creative output: organ works, Lieder, and choral music (choruses), and, for the first time, Reger's arra...