Mendelssohn produced an early work for Organ in 1837 but it was a London music publishing firm who commissioned the first of his mature Organ works. The second half of the commissioned pieces are published in this volume. Mendelssohn himself saved all his manuscripts and they have survived in libraries in Berlin and Krakow providing the subtitle of this book.Eleven movements are included here all written in 1844 and 1845. What were originally commissioned as ‘Voluntaries’ were changed at the composer’s request to ‘Sonatas’. Whether one considers these movements as drafts and sketches or as distinct musical entities in their own right the works are not identical tothe final printed versions. For those who appreciate or study the Mendelssohn Organ oeuvre this volume is of immense interest.While the Organ never completely fell from grace as the instrument of church and religious music it is the editor’s belief that in the century dividing JS Bach from these works of Mendelssohn fashion and church practice had greatly diminished its importance and few works of real note were produced. Mendelssohn was introduced to the Organ early in his prodigious career and found a warm audience for his Organ performances in Engand to which he returned nine times over nearly twenty years.

Mendelssohn's War March Of The Priests arranged for Organ by W. T. Best. Originally composed as part of a larger set of incidental music for the stage productuion Athalia.

Par MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY FELIX. Editeur(s) d'origine: Schmidt, Christian Martin/ Répertoire / Orgue

'Sonntagsorgel' est une collection de pièces stylistiquement varié pour l'organiste amateur comprenant trois volumes. L'édition est idéale pour une utilisation dans les services de l'église ou à des fins pédagogiques.Le premier volume comprend festif préludes, toccatas et fugues, trios et pastorales par des compositeurs allemands et français du 17ème jusqu'au 20ème siècle. Dans le second volume, des pièces méditatives de compositeurs allant de Christian Heinrich Rinck à Théodore Salomé sont présentés. Le troisième volume contiendra préludes de chorals et cantiques accompagnements à des fins liturgiques.Cette collection de musique d'orgue couvre un large éventail de styles de composition. Les pièces sont faciles à déchiffrer, ne sont pas techniquement exigeant et sonore efficace, l'édition sera apprécié par les musiciens d'église amateurs et professionnels.- Collection de musique d'orgue, qui ne nécessite pas beaucoup pratiquer- Idéal pour les organistes amateurs- Convient à des fins pédagogiques- Collection de musique d'orgue, qui ne nécessite pas beaucoup pratiquer- Idéal pour les organistes amateurs- Convient à des fins pédagogiques / Orgue