Mendelssohn: The Six Organ Sonatas Benjamin Righetti

• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 1 in F Minor, MWV W 56:
• 1 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 1 in F Minor, MWV W 56: I. Allegro moderato e serioso 05:41
• 2 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 1 in F Minor, MWV W 56: II. Adagio 03:16
• 3 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 1 in F Minor, MWV W 56: III. Andante. Recitativo 03:12
• 4 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 1 in F Minor, MWV W 56: IV. Allegro assai vivace 03:49
• Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 2 in C Minor, MWV W 57:
• 5 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 2 in C Minor, MWV W 57: I. Grave 01:35
• 6 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 2 in C Minor, MWV W 57: II. Adagio 02:59
• 7 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 2 in C Minor, MWV W 57: III. Allegro maestoso e vivace 02:25
• 8 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 2 in C Minor, MWV W 57: IV. Fuga. Allegro moderato 03:53
• Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 3 in A Major, MWV W 58:
• 9 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 3 in A Major, MWV W 58: I. Con moto maestoso 07:41
• 10 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 3 in A Major, MWV W 58: II. Andante tranquillo 02:29
• Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 4 in B-Flat Major, MWV W 59:
• 11 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 4 in B-Flat Major, MWV W 59: I. Allegro con brio 03:57
• 12 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 4 in B-Flat Major, MWV W 59: II. Andante religioso 02:31
• 13 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 4 in B-Flat Major, MWV W 59: III. Allegretto 03:40
• 14 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 4 in B-Flat Major, MWV W 59: IV. Allegro maestoso e vivace 04:09
• Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 5 in D Major, MWV W 60:
• 15 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 5 in D Major, MWV W 60: I. Andante 01:16
• 16 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 5 in D Major, MWV W 60: II. Andante con moto 01:35
• 17 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 5 in D Major, MWV W 60: III. Allegro maestoso 04:37
• Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 6 in D Minor, MWV W 61:
• 18 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 6 in D Minor, MWV W 61: I. Choral with Variations. Andante sostenuto - Allegro molto 10:24
• 19 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 6 in D Minor, MWV W 61: II. Fuga. Sostenuto e legato 03:06
• 20 Organ Sonata Op. 65, No. 6 in D Minor, MWV W 61: III. Finale. Andante 02:52
• Total Runtime 01:15:07

Info for Mendelssohn: The Six Organ Sonatas

Benjamin Righetti is titular organist of the church of Saint-François, teaches at the Conservatoire and the University of Music Lausanne (HEMU). He was born in Switzerland in 1982 and is fascinated by all keyboard instruments: piano, organ, harpsichord, clavichord or fortepiano.

Unclassifiable musician or rightly authentic organist? In any case, it is at the organ that he has won the most prestigious international competitions (Swiss Organ Competition, Bruges, Tokyo-Musashino, Freiberg, Chartres and Paris) and given over 500 concerts already, the world over. His recordings of J.S. Bach’s Trio Sonatas, of his transcription of Liszt’s Sonata, and of Franck’s and Brahms’s Chorales (available on Claves «digital only» catalogue) have been acclaimed by international critics.

"There is plenty of variety and colour in Benjamin Righetti’s choice of registration, and there is never a hint of generalised cathedral rumble in the pedal division" (Gramophone Magazine)

Benjamin Righetti, organ

Benjamin Righetti
"Gifted, inventive thirty-year-old" (Le Temps), "one of the most brilliant organists of his generation" (Revue musicale de Suisse romande), "an immensely talented performer" (Diapason), Benjamin Righetti is a Swiss musician, titular organist at St. François and professor at the University of Music, Lausanne (HEMU). Concurrently, he concertizes regularly on an international basis (more than 600 concerts to date). He has made numerous recordings (CDs, Radio-TV, Web) and as a researcher, he is writer for La Tribune de l'Orgue and the website orgue.art. M. Righetti loves both the mountains and the lakes of his small country and tries to balance his varied activities with rigor and joy.

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