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

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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
"Dreißigjährig, hochbegabt, erfinderisch." (Le Temps), "einer der brillantesten Organisten seiner Generation." (Revue musicale de Suisse romande), "ein ungeheurer begabter Interpret." (Diapason), Benjamin Righetti ist Titularorganist der Kirche Saint-François und Dozent am Konservatorium und an der Musikhochschule Lausanne. Daneben pflegt er eine regelmäßige Konzerttätigkeit auf der ganzen Welt, mit bis heute über 600 Konzerten und mit Aufnahmen für CD, Radio, Fernsehen und Internet. Er liebt die Berge und die Seen seines kleinen Landes und ist dazu Redaktor und Mitglied des Aufsichtsrats der Zeitschrift "La Tribune de l’orgue" und der Website orgue.art. All diese zahlreichen Aktivitäten versucht er mit Gewissenhaftigkeit und Freude miteinander zu vereinbaren.

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