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Organ Sonata No. 6 in D minor, Op. 65 No. 6

184516 min

This guide follows Mendelssohn’s Organ Sonata No. 6 in D minor, Op. 65 No. 6 (1845) in three parts: Chorale: Andante sostenuto – Allegro molto (theme and variations), Fuga: Sostenuto e legato (fugue) and Finale.

Recording: Raphael Attila Vogl (organ)

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Follow all 25 sections as they play

  1. I: – · Theme and variations
  2. II: e · Fugue
  3. III
I: – Theme and variations0:17–10:38

A with variations on 'Vater unser'. The is first stated in plain, chordal harmony. 1 begins with an and then brings in the . Variations 2 and 3 grow more brilliant. In 4 the melody sounds in the pedals and later in the upper voices. A follows, and then the original chordal setting .

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II: e Fugue10:44–13:34
III13:47–16:38

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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