Felix Mendelssohn was a passionate organist. Whether in small churches or in majestic cathedrals - wherever he encountered one of these instruments, he had everything he needed. The complex pipe works enabled him to revel in the music of the past on the one hand, which was connected in a special way to the name and output of Johann Sebastian Bach, and on the other hand to let his own ideas have free reign just as his heart desired and to see what would come out of it. Christian Schmitt has recorded the results in impressive completeness on two instrumental works of art from Mendelssohn's time. Each of the three CDs contains two of the six sonatas, and also feature numerous miniatures with which the eternally young Felix mapped out his broad musical horizons.

Tracklist:

Sonata I f-moll Op. 65 Nr. 1~Allegro moderato e serioso
Sonata I f-moll Op. 65 Nr. 1~Adagio
Sonata I f-moll Op. 65 Nr. 1~Andante recitativo
Sonata I f-moll Op. 65 Nr. 1~Allegro assai vivace
Praeludium d-moll
Praeludium III d-moll Op. 37~Praeludium III Allegro
Praeludium III d-moll Op. 37~Fuga III
Andante con moto g-moll
Andante sostenuto f-moll
Prelude ; Fugue for organ in D minor, Op. 37/3, MWV W23 ; W13~Fuga pro Organo pleno
Andante D-Dur
Nachspiel D-Dur
Fughetta D-Dur
Andante recitativo f-moll
Sonata II c-moll Op. 65 Nr. 2~Grave. Adagio
Sonata II c-moll Op. 65 Nr. 2~Maestoso e vivace
Sonata II c-moll Op. 65 Nr. 2~Fuga. Allegro moderato
Sonata III A-Dur Op. 65 Nr. 3~Con moto maestoso
Sonata III A-Dur Op. 65 Nr. 3~Andante tranquillo
Andante D-Dur
Fuga C-Dur
Fuga f-moll
Allegro con brio B-Dur
Praeludium c-moll
Praeludium und Fuga II G-Dur Op. 37~Praeludium II Andante con moto
Praeludium und Fuga II G-Dur Op. 37~Fuga II
Andante F-Dur
Sonata IV B-Dur Op. 65 Nr. 4~Allegro con brio
Sonata IV B-Dur Op. 65 Nr. 4~Andante religioso
Sonata IV B-Dur Op. 65 Nr. 4~Allegretto
Sonata IV B-Dur Op. 65 Nr. 4~Allegro maestoso e vivace
Sonata V D-Dur Op. 65 Nr. 5~Andante
Sonata V D-Dur Op. 65 Nr. 5~Andante con moto
Sonata V D-Dur Op. 65 Nr. 5~Allegro maestoso
Fuga g-moll
Fuga e-moll
Praeludium und Fuga I c-moll Op. 37~Praeludium I Vivace
Praeludium und Fuga I c-moll Op. 37~Fuga I Con moto
Passacaglia c-moll
Allegretto d-moll
Allegro d-moll
Andante rezitativo f-moll
Allegro B-Dur
Fuga B-Dur
Sonata VI d-moll Op. 65 Nr. 6~Choral und Variationen: Andante sostenuto
Sonata VI d-moll Op. 65 Nr. 6~Allegro molto
Sonata VI d-moll Op. 65 Nr. 6~Fuga. Sostenuto e legato
Sonata VI d-moll Op. 65 Nr. 6~Finale. Andante

UPC: 761203548422
Label: Cpo Records
Release Date: 8.2.24
Format: CD

Bartholdy / Schmitt - Organ Works (CD)