Selected from authoritative sources by musicologist and organist Rollin Smith, this compilation features such famous works as J. S. Bach's "Pastorale, BWV 590"; Couperin's "Chaconne in F"; and Handel's "Concerto No. 13," "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale." Other well-known selections include compositions by Brahms, Gounod, Haydn, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Vierne, and Widor.

This unique collection is devoted solely to original organ music without pedal, liberating the average keyboardist to explore a specialized organ literature written for hands alone. Consisting almost exclusively of rare, out-of-print editions, it includes a Serenade to the Madonna, part of three pieces by Berlioz; a Barcarolle and Prayer by Saint-Saens, a portion of another three-piece set; three rhapsodies and communion music by Bizet; plus other organ classics by Liszt, Gounod, Cui, Dupre, Vierne, and Gliere.