Der Einsiedler

Der Einsiedler
Chorale composition by Max Reger
The composer at work, a painting by Franz Nölken, 1913
Opus144a
Textby Eichendorff
LanguageGerman
Composed1915 (1915)
DedicationBach-Verein Heidelberg and Philipp Wolfrum
Published1916 (1916)
Scoring
  • baritone
  • choir
  • orchestra

Der Einsiedler (The Hermit) Op. 144a, is a composition for baritone soloist, five-part choir and orchestra by Max Reger, written in 1915. The German text is a poem by Joseph von Eichendorff, beginning "Komm' Trost der Welt, du stille Nacht" (Come, consolation of the world, you quiet night). The composition was published in 1916 after Reger's death by N. Simrock, combined with the Hebbel Requiem, as Zwei Gesänge für gemischten Chor mit Orchester (Two songs for mixed chorus with orchestra), Op. 144.