| Description |
xvi, 486 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-472) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. History and biography -- The Berlin organ scene, ca. 1770-1820 -- Mendelssohn : the formative years, 1820-1838 -- Mendelssohn : the mature years, 1839-1847 -- Mendelssohn as organist : performance characteristics -- Mendelssohn as organ improviser -- Mendelssohn's organ repertoire -- Mendelssohn as editor of Bach's organ music -- Organ parts to Mendelssohn's oratorios and choral works -- Mendelssohn's organ parts to Handel's oratorios -- Mendelssohn and the German organ community, ca 1820-1847 -- -- pt. II. Mendelssohn's organ works in chronological order -- Organ works, 1820-1835 -- Organ works 1836-1837 : Three preludes and fugues for organ (op. 37) -- Organ works, 1838-1843 -- Six sonatas for the organ (op. 65), 1844-1845 : chronology and genesis -- Six sonatas for the organ (op. 65), 1844-1845 : manuscript sources, original printed editions, registration, slurs, and tempo -- Six sonatas for the organ (op. 65), 1844-1845 : commentary -- Six sonatas for the organ (op. 65), 1844-1845 : reception -- -- Appendices -- An organ atlas : organs on which Mendelssohn performed -- Mendelssohn's organ library -- Major editions and comparative tempo charts for Mendelssohn's organ works -- Mendelssohn's appeal for subscribers to his Bach organ recital in 1840 -- Robert Schumann's review of Mendelssohn's organ recital in the Thomas-Kirche -- Mendelssohn's correspondence with Charles Coventry. |
| Subject |
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Organ music.
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Organ music -- History and criticism.
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Organ music. |
| ISBN |
9780195394382 alkaline paper |
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0195394380 alkaline paper |
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