Andante Recit (Sonata 1, mvt. 3)

from Sonata 1 (Op. 65) by Felix Mendelssohn

Background

This movement is in a free recitative style.

Registration and Organs

Mendelssohn gives registration instructions in his preface to Op. 65. In this movement, one manual is pp and a secondary manual and pedal are indicated with a ff ff=full organ [organo pleno plus reeds] pp=one soft 8' stop

See the footnote in the "Notes" section at the bottom of the page.

Fingering and Pedaling

Both the Peters and Dupre Editions of Mendelssohn's Organ Works contain fingering suggestions. Refer to both to see what fingerings/pedalings work for you. The Novello contains no fingering or pedaling.

Articulation and Phrasing

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Ornamentation

There are not ornaments in this movement

Tempo and Meter

Common Time

M.M. Quarter note = [ungefähr (about] 80

Scores and Editions

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Recordings

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Other Resources

Mendelssohn and the Organ by Wm. A. Little (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010)
An Analysis of Mendelssohn's Organ Works; A Study of their Structural Features. For the use of students ([1898]) - [1] p.6-20 contains a musical summary of what is happening in Sonata 1

Notes

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