Organ Collections
The three organ collections in this series bring together the essential repertoire for organ from the 17th and 18th century Baroque tradition and the 19th and early 20th century French tradition. For added reference, each collection also includes composer biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Individual works included in each collection have been selected from editions in the public domain by such renowned publishers as Breitkopf & Hartel, C.F. Peters, G. Schirmer, Carl Fischer, G. Ricordi, Durand, and others. Our editorial staff has chosen the best edition available for each work.
This collection brings together all of Bach's major works for organ. Includes: Orgel-Büchlein (with alternate versions), Clavier-Übung, Chorale Preludes, German Organ Mass, The Art of the Fugue, The Musical Offering, and more
Also includes relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
900+ pages.
This collection brings together several hundred works by 17th and 18th masters of the Baroque organ tradition.
Composers include: Buxtehude (Preludes, Toccatas, Fuges, Chorale Preludes); Froberger (Canzonas, Capriccios, Fantasias, Ricercares, Toccatas); Handel (Concertos); Pachelbel (Preludes, Toccatas, Fantasies, Fugues, Ricercares, Chorale Preludes, Fugues on the Magnificat, Canon in D); Sweelinck (Chorale Preludes & Variations, Fantasias, Variations on Secular Songs & Dances, Toccatas); and more
Also includes biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
1100+ pages.
This collection brings together over 150 works comprising the great 19th century French organ repertoire.
Dupré (Prelude & Fugue, Op 7, Les Vêpres de la Vierge); Franck (Grand Pièce Symphonique, Pièce Heroïque, Prélude, Fugue et Variation, L'Organiste: 59 Pieces for Harmonium); Gigout (Gregorian Album, Ten Pieces for Organ, Grand Choeur Dialogué); Guillmant (Sonatas Nos. 1-5, Christmas Carols, Op. 60, Organiste Liturgiste, Op. 65); Honegger (Fugue, Chorale); Ropartz (Rhapsodie sur Deux Noëls Populaires); Saint-Saëns (Trois Rhapsodies sur des Cantiques Bretons, Marche Religieuse, Sept Improvisations, Op. 150); Satie (Messe des Pauvres); Tournemire (Sortie, Pièce Symphonique, Variae Precis, Op. 21, Triple Choral, Op. 41); Vierne (Symphonie Nos. 1-4, Messe Basse, 24 Pieces in Free Style); Widor (Symphony Nos. 1-8, Symphonie Gothique, Symphonie Romane)
Also includes biographies and relevant articles from the 1911 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
1800+ pages.