Organ Sonatas

Album by Felix Mendelssohn & Jonathan Dimmock

The Organ Sonatas, Op. 65, are a set of six organ sonatas by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, published in 1845. They are Romantic-era organ works that blend Baroque counterpoint and chorale-like textures with Mendelssohn's Romantic harmonic language, reflecting his interest in reviving earlier contrapuntal forms and contributing to the 19th-century organ repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata 1: Allegro Moderato E Serioso
    6:10
  2. 2.
    Sonata 1: Adagio
    3:03
  3. 3.
    Sonata 1: Andante Recitativo
    3:05
  4. 4.
    Sonata 1: Allegro Assai Vivace
    3:56
  5. 5.
    Sonata 2: Grave
    1:47
  6. 6.
    Sonata 2: Adagio
    3:18
  7. 7.
    Sonata 2: Allegro Maestoso E Vivace
    2:10
  8. 8.
    Sonata 2: Fuga: Allegro Moderato
    4:19
  9. 9.
    Sonata 3: Con Moto Maestoso
    8:05
  10. 10.
    Sonata 3: Andante Tranquillo
    2:18
  11. 11.
    Sonata 4: Allegro Con Brio
    4:06
  12. 12.
    Sonata 4: Andante Religioso
    2:18
  13. 13.
    Sonata 4: Allegretto
    3:34
  14. 14.
    Sonata 4: Allegro Maestoso E Vivace
    4:57
  15. 15.
    Sonata 5: Andante
    1:23
  16. 16.
    Sonata 5: Andante Con Moto
    2:30
  17. 17.
    Sonata 5: Allegro Maestoso
    5:13
  18. 18.
    Sonata 6: Choral
    1:20
  19. 19.
    Sonata 6: Andante Sostenuto (Var. 1)
    2:01
  20. 20.
    Sonata 6: Andante Sostenuto (Var. 2)
    1:06
  21. 21.
    Sonata 6: Andante Sostenuto (Var. 3)
    1:42
  22. 22.
    Sonata 6: Allegro Molto (Vars. 4 & 5)
    3:32
  23. 23.
    Sonata 6: Fuga: Sostenuto E Legato
    2:49
  24. 24.
    Sonata 6: Finale: Andante
    2:49

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