Mendelssohn and the Organ is the first comprehensive historical-critical study in any language to examine the role of the organ in Mendelssohn's personal and professional career. It examines his entire oeuvre for the instrument, including the Berlin-Krakow manuscripts, and presents for the first time Mendelssohn's complete correspondence with his English publisher, Charles Coventry. INDICE: Part I: History and Biography; 1.: The Organ Scene in Berlin --ca. 1770-ca. 1820; 2.: Mendelssohn - The Formative Years - 1820-1838; 3.: Mendelssohn - The Mature Years - 1839-1847; 4.: Mendelssohn as Organist - Performance Characteristics; 5.: Mendelssohn as Organ Improviser; 6.: Mendelssohn's Organ Repertoire; 7.: Mendelssohn as Editor of Bach's Organ Music; 8.: Mendelssohn's Organ Parts to His Oratorios and Choral Works; 9.: Mendelssohn's Organ Parts to Handel's Oratorios; 10.: Mendelssohn and the German Organ Community - 1820-1847; Part II: Mendelssohn's Organ Works in Chronological Order; 11.: Organ Works: 1820-1835; 12.: Organ Works: 1836-1837 - Three Preludes and Fugues for Organ (Op. 37); Opus 37 - Genesis; Opus 37 - Commentary; Opus 37 - Reception; 13.: Organ Works: 1838-1843 - Miscellaneous, Lost Works, Misattributions, and; Uncertainties; Six Sonatas for the Organ (Opus 65): 1844-1845; 14.: Genesis and Chronology; 15.: Manuscript Sources, Printed Editions, Registration, Slurs, Tempo; 16.: Commentary; 17.: Reception; Appendices; A. Organ Atlas: Organsplayed by Mendelssohn; B. Mendelssohn's Organ Library; C. Major Editions and Comparative Tempo Charts for Mendelssohn's Organ Works; D. Mendelssohn's Appeal for Subscribers to His Bach Recital in 1840; E. Robert Schumann's Review of Mendelssohn's Recital in the Thomas-Kirche; F. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy andCharles Coventry: Correspondence; End Notes; Bibliography; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-539438-2
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 496
- Fecha Publicación: 29/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés