Unlike the vast majority of classical music for organ -- which requires
both manual and pedal dexterity -- this unique collection of 33 works is
devoted solely to organ music originally written on two staves and
intended for manuals alone. Some was conceived for the 19th-century
free-reed instrument, for the harmonium or reed organ, for performance
in the home, as well as for organists of small churches who may not have
had sufficient technique to perform with their feet as well as their
hands.
This unique volume consists almost exclusively of rare, out-of-print
editions selected from the private library of author-performer Rollin
Smith. Contents include Berlioz's Rustic Serenade to the Madonna,
Saint-Saëns' Barcarolle and Prayer, Three Musical Sketches by Bizet,
Liszt's The Shepherds at the Manger: In dulci jubilo, plus organ
classics by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Franck, Reger, and other great
composers, including movements from organ sonatas by Mendelssohn and
Widor's Third Symphony for Organ and Orchestra, and the complete Third
Sonata by Guilmant. This very special compilation is certain to delight
performers at every level of ability.