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""Likely the final word on Mendelssohn and the organ. Wm. A. Little casts his net wide, to examine the instruments Mendelssohn encountered in the course of his many travels, his organ repertoire, his efforts as editor of Bach's music, his organ parts for Handel's oratorios, and much more. An authoritative survey of the composer's complex relation to the instrument and the music he wrote for it."" --R. Larry Todd, author of Mendelssohn: A Life in Music and Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn ""At long last, a truly comprehensive investigation of Felix Mendelssohn and ""the king of instruments,"" written by the leading authority on the subject. Meticulously researched and elegantly written, Little's magisterial study is an invaluable contribution to the Mendelssohn literature. It is must reading for organists, scholars, and music lovers in general."" --Russell Stinson, Josephine Emily Brown Professor of Music and College Organist, Lyon College ""Little's book is an enduring capstone to a lifetime of investigation into Mendelssohn the organist and scholarly engagement with his music for the instrument. No study has been so probing or so complete. Elegantly written and thoroughly engrossing, Little has garnered a vast compilation of contemporary observations not available heretofore. The general reader who aspires to a full understanding of Mendelssohn should not be without this book."" --Thomas Murray, Professor in the Practice of Organ Performance and University Organist, Yale University ""Rarely does a book appear that can genuinely be said to offer a quantum leap forward in the study of its topic, and perhaps even more rarely does this occur in the study of organists and organ music. Wm. A. Little's Mendelssohn and the Organ is such a book...Comprehensive in its coverage, it presents an astonishingly rich biography of Mendelssohn and his activities with the organ...Organists, specialists in 19th-century music, and all those interested in Mendelssohn and his music should welcome this wonderful addition to the scholarship of the organ, its players, and their music."" --The Tracker ""[A] well-researched study...The richness of detail Little provides gives a view of Mendelssohn rarely seen: the retrospective, even scholarly, almost-private man. Well written and accurate, this study is a pleasure for both reading and reference. Highly recommended."" --Choice ""A comprehensive examination of the important role of the organ in Mendelssohn's professional and private life... For the organ virtuoso, or the Sunday organist, this book may provide the boost needed to learn some of Mendelssohn's lesser-played pieces. And, naturally, the armchair music lover will be thrilled by its easy-to-read format and wealth of facts."" --The Diapason ""Hugely detailed, generous and thorough...The book will remain indispensable in its coverage of many topics important to German history."" --Times Literary Supplement ""For an account of the role...played by the organ in Mendelssohn's life and work, no one will need to look further for many years to come.""--Early Music ""As winner of the 2010 John Ogasapian Publication Prize from the Organ Historical Society, Mendelssohn and the Organ has already achieved status as one of the most significant new publications on Mendelssohn to appear in recent years. As a volume dedicated to just one aspect of Mendelssohn's multifaceted career, its 502 pages attest to the wide range and extraordinary depth of the information offered within. And, as the product of a lifetime of research by the editor of Mendelssohn's complete organ works, Mendelssohn and the Organ stands as both a scholarly milestone for Mendelssohn studies and a celebrated achievement for Little."" --Notes

<br> Likely the final word on Mendelssohn and the organ. Wm. A. Little casts his net wide, to examine the instruments Mendelssohn encountered in the course of his many travels, his organ repertoire, his efforts as editor of Bach's music, his organ parts for Handel's oratorios, and much more. An authoritative survey of the composer's complex relation to the instrument and the music he wrote for it. --R. Larry Todd, author of Mendelssohn: A Life in Music and Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn <br> At long last, a truly comprehensive investigation of Felix Mendelssohn and the king of instruments, written by the leading authority on the subject. Meticulously researched and elegantly written, Little's magisterial study is an invaluable contribution to the Mendelssohn literature. It is must reading for organists, scholars, and music lovers in general. --Russell Stinson, Josephine Emily Brown Professor of Music and College Organist, Lyon College<br> Little's book is an enduring capst

Draws together every relevant piece of information on Mendelssohn's relationship with the organ as performer, composer and fan of the instrument... The book includes the most comprehensive account to date of Mendelssohns many (usually unofficial) performances on organs in England, which contributed to his remarkable celebrity in this country, and directly influenced the development of organ design in the United Kingdom. Robert Quinney Early Music

Draws together every relevant piece of information on Mendelssohn's relationship with the organ as performer, composer and fan of the instrument... The book includes the most comprehensive account to date of Mendelssohns many (usually unofficial) performances on organs in England, which contributed to his remarkable celebrity in this country, and directly influenced the development of organ design in the United Kingdom. * Robert Quinney Early Music *

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Wm. A. Little is Professor of German and Music, Emeritus, University of Virginia, and Editor of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Complete Works for the Organ, 5 Volumes (Novello, 1987-1990)

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