Jonathan Dimmock - Mendelssohn Organ Sonatas

Today we want to share audio samples and program information from Loft Recordings' new release Mendelssohn Organ Sonatas featuring organist Jonathan Dimmock.

Mendelssohn Organ Sonatas
Holzhey Organ (1787)
Abbey church of Weißenauu, Germany
Jonathan Dimmock, organist
Mendelssohn's "Orgelsonaten, Opus 65":

Sonata No. 1 (Tracks 1-4)
Sonata No. 2 (Tracks 5-8)
Sonata No. 3 (Tracks 9-10)
Sonata No. 4 (Tracks 11-14)
Sonata No. 5 (Tracks 15-17)
Sonata No. 6 (Tracks 18-24)


Organist Jonathan Dimmock is well-known internationally as a recitalist, choral conductor, vocal coach, accompanist, continuo player, San Francisco Symphony musician and church organist. He has held musical posts at Westminster Abbey in London, the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City, and St. Mark’s Cathedral in Minneapolis, and currently serves as organist of St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco.. He has toured widely over five continents, has been featured on numerous radio and television stations, and has recorded over 20 CDs. He is co-founder of American Bach Soloists, founding director of AVE (Artists’ Vocal Ensemble), and founding President of Art to the Nations, employing musicians in international negotiations to aid in conflict resolution. For more information on Jonathan Dimmock, visit his website amd see all of his recordings with The Gothic Catalog here.