This recording was made at Konzerthaus Abtei Marienmünster using a 1901 Steinway Concert Grand Piano D, serial number 100398, named 'Manfred Burki'.
Recording & Production
MDG, the label for this album, records in natural acoustics of concert halls, avoiding artificial reverberation, sound filters, or limiters to achieve genuine reproduction.
Interpretation
When arranging Mendelssohn's Organ Sonatas for piano, Karl-Andreas Kolly occasionally omitted notes because two hands cannot cover everything an organ plays with two hands and two feet.
Interpretation
Karl-Andreas Kolly chose only three of Mendelssohn's Six Organ Sonatas for this album, combining them with original piano works that share a similar style.
Performer Biography
Karl-Andreas Kolly, the pianist on this album, has recorded over 100 discs, including complete works by J.S. Bach and Chopin.
Interpretation
Pianist Karl-Andreas Kolly arranged Mendelssohn's Organ Sonatas for piano, aiming to keep them as close to the original score as possible despite the differences between the instruments.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mendelssohn wrote to his publisher in 1845 that his six Organ Sonatas were an attempt to "realise my conception and treatment of the organ."
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