Six Sonatas for Organ, op. 65

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Jozef Sluys

Six Sonatas for Organ, Op. 65 is a set of organ sonatas by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, published in 1845. Rooted in Baroque counterpoint and Classical forms yet coloured by Romantic melody and varied organ registration, the works reflect Mendelssohn's late-career interest in reviving earlier contrapuntal techniques and contribute to a renewed 19th-century engagement with the organ sonata genre.
First released: 1995

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata I: Allegro moderato e serioso
    6:17
  2. 2.
    Sonata I: Adagio
    3:13
  3. 3.
    Sonata I: Andante recitativo
    3:14
  4. 4.
    Sonata I: Allegro assai vivace
    4:13
  5. 5.
    Sonata II: Grave-Adagio
    4:01
  6. 6.
    Sonata II: Allegro maestoso e vivace
    2:08
  7. 7.
    Sonata II: Fuga: Allegro moderato
    3:37
  8. 8.
    Sonata III: Con moto maestoso
    7:47
  9. 9.
    Sonata III: Andante tranquillo
    2:39
  10. 10.
    Sonata IV: Allegro con brio
    4:07
  11. 11.
    Sonata IV: Andante religioso
    1:53
  12. 12.
    Sonata IV: Allegretto
    3:35
  13. 13.
    Sonata IV: Allegro maestoso e vivace
    4:17
  14. 14.
    Sonata V: Andante
    1:21
  15. 15.
    Sonata V: Andante con moto
    2:36
  16. 16.
    Sonata V: Allegro maestoso
    5:06
  17. 17.
    Sonata VI: Choral-Variationen
    9:05
  18. 18.
    Sonata VI: Fuga: Sostenuto e legato
    3:00
  19. 19.
    Sonata VI: Finale: Andante
    2:54

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