Organ Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 65 No. 3
This guide follows Mendelssohn’s Organ Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 65 No. 3 (1845) in two parts: Con moto maestoso (ternary form) and Andante tranquillo.
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Follow all 17 sections as they play
- I
- II
Bright, chordal A major music opens the (A), and its begins with a falling fifth taken from the 's first . A fugue in A minor starts the -fugue section (B), with the 'Aus tiefer Not' sounding in the , by , between fugal episodes (the , the second and the third). The final arrives, and a leads to the of the fugal part. The opening music (A′), with a .
- A / First Song-form Section
- B
II 7:45–9:57
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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