Mendelssohn: Sonata 5 | Diane Meredith Belcher, organist

Sonata Op. 65, No 5 in D Major for Organ, by Felix Mendelssohn: Andante – Andante con moto – Allegro. Recorded live at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Opus 910-A (1952) 4 manuals, 107 stops, 125 ranks Additions by Casavant Frères (1973-4) and Schoenstein & Co. (2001) Internationally renowned organist Diane Meredith Belcher has performed throughout the United States, in Europe, and in Canada, including appearances at Disney Hall, Grace Cathedral, Verizon Hall, Girard College, Benaroya Hall, Woolsey Hall, and the Oregon Bach Festival. Her orchestral appearances are numerous, and she has presented duo-recitals with such artists as New York Philharmonic&trombonist Joseph Alessi, and Los Angeles Philharmonic&trumpeter Rob Roy McGregor. Among her several recordings is the premiere of the Claremont Glatter-Götz/Rosales organ, which won the 2000 Golden Ear Award. She teaches at Dartmouth College, and is Music Director at Saint Thomas Church in Hanover, NH.