Adagios for Organ (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486457345)

Intermediate and experienced organists will prize this appealing original collection of organ works in slow tempo. Its forty-three adagios range from the Baroque era to modern times, offering a tremendous variety of pieces for public and private performance.
Highlights include works by such celebrated composers for organ as Johann Sebastian Bach (Hark! A Voice Saith, All Are Mortal, BWV 643), Alexandre Guilmant (Méditation and Adagio, from Sonata No. 6, Op. 86), Louis Vierne (Prélude Funèbre, Op. 4), and Charles-Marie Widor (Adagio from Symphonie No. 5, Op. 42-1). Other pieces include the popular Largo from Handel's 1738 opera, Xerxes; Liszt's tribute to his friend, At the Grave of Richard Wagner; and pieces by Brahms, Couperin, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schumann, Saint-Saëns, and others. Editor Rollin Smith provides notes on the music, with background information on each piece.

Author: Rollin Smith
ISBN-10: 0486457346
ISBN-13: 9780486457345
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 06/26/2007
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 11.83h x 9.00w x 0.29d

About the Author
A well-known performer as well as an internationally renowned scholar, Rollin Smith has compiled and edited 14 other popular Dover organ books.