Sonata 2 (Op. 65)

by Felix Mendelssohn

Opus	Sonata	Movement	Year
Op. 65 no. 2	Sonata 2	1. Grave 2. Adagio 3. Allegro maestoso e vivace 4. Fuga	1845

Registration and Organs

Mendelssohn gives registration instructions in his preface to Op. 65:

ff=full organ [organo pleno plus reeds]

f=full organ without the loudest stops

p=several 8' stops

pp=one soft 8' stop

Fingering and Pedaling

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Articulation and Phrasing

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Ornamentation

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Tempo and Meter

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Scores and Editions

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Recordings

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Notes

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