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Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Stefan Johannes Bleicher
Mendelssohn: Complete Organ Works
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
1. Organ Sonata No. 1 in F minor/F major, Op. 65/1
2. Andante for organ in F major [Little Pieces (4) for organ No. 1]
3. Little Piece (Passacaglia) for organ in C minor [Little Pieces (2) for organ No. 2]
4. Organ Sonata No. 2 in C minor/C major, Op. 65/2
5. Prelude for organ in C minor
6. Organ Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 65/3
7. Fugue for organ in D major [Attwood Fugue No. 2]
8. Nachspiel, for organ in D major
Track Listings (6) - Disc #2
1. Organ Sonata No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 65/4
2. Theme and Variations for piano in D major
3. Organ Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 65/5
4. Wie Gro? ist des allm?cht'gen G?te, chorale prelude & variations for organ
5. Allegro, Choral and Fugue for organ in D minor/D major (Little Pieces (4) for organ No. 4)
6. Organ Sonata No. 6 in D minor/D major, Op. 65/6
Track Listings (16) - Disc #3
1. Allegro for organ in B flat major [Pieces (2) for organ No. 2]
2. Fugue for organ in D minor [Little Pieces (6) for organ No. 1]
3. Fugue for organ in G minor [Little Pieces (6) for organ No. 2]
4. Fugue for organ in D minor [Little Pieces (6) for organ No. 4]
5. Andante alla marcia, for organ in B flat major
6. Andante con moto for organ in G minor
7. Prelude for organ in D minor [Little Pieces (6) for organ No. 6]
8. Fantasy & Fugue for organ in G minor
9. Fughetta for organ in A major
10. Andante for organ in D major [Little Pieces (2) for organ No. 1]
11. Fugue for organ in E minor
12. Fugue for organ in F minor
13. Allegro maestoso for organ in C major
14. Prelude & Fugue for organ in C minor, Op. 37/1
15. Prelude & Fugue for organ in G major, Op. 37/2
16. Prelude & Fugue for organ in D minor, Op. 37/3

CD Details

All Artists: Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Stefan Johannes Bleicher
Title: Mendelssohn: Complete Organ Works
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Arte Nova Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 8/12/2008
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 723721373153

Synopsis

Album Description

Almost a century after the death of J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was the first composer of international renown to return to the organ. As a result of Secularization and Enlightenment, the organ had lost its dominant status, particularly in Germany. Musical developments with their achievements in dynamics were directed for the most part at the orchestra and the pianoforte, so during this period there were little or no new stimuli for the organ with its fixed intonation. In addition to this significance as a composer, Mendelssohn could also be called the first organ virtuoso after 1750.

CD Reviews

Mendelssohn, Complete Organ Works

Leigh Hickcox | Trumbull, CT, US | 02/14/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a small pipe organ for such majectic works. But the building acoustics are exquisite, the organist's artistry is excellent, and the organ is capable of much variation in registration. We shall enjoy these recordings frequently."