Famous Frenchmen

Three of the century’s most memorable organ-playing talents are celebrated in a limited-edition historic CD reissue collection, a sonorously splendid time-capsule from Philips Classics.

Program Broadcast dates:

January 13, 1997

Music played in the program

BOÉLLMANN: Suite Gothique –Pierre Cochereau (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) recorded 1968, Philips 446 729-2

COCHEREAU: Scherzo, from Symphonie en Improvisation. MESSIAEN: Le banquet celeste –Pierre Cochereau (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) recorded 1963/1972, Philips 446 642-2

VIERNE: Toccata-Final, from Organ Symphony No. 4 in g, Op. 32 –Pierre Cochereau (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) recorded 1973, Philips 446 731-2

GUILLOU: Allegro giocoso, from Sinfonietta –Jean Guillou (Saint Matthew’s Church, Berlin, Germany) recorded 1966, Philips 446 645-2

ARNE: Organ Concerto No. 6 in B-flat –Berlin Brandebourgeois Orch/René Klopfstein, conductor; Jean Guillou, organ (Kleuker/Lutherkirche, Berlin, Germany) recorded 1971, Philips 446 646-2

GUILLOU: Icarus, from Visions Cosmiques (dedicated to the Apollo 8 astronauts) –Jean Guillou (1989 van den Heuvel/Saint Eustache, Paris, France) recorded 1969, Philips 446 644-2 DUPRÉ: Chorale-prelude, In dulci jubilo –Marcel Dupré (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France) recorded 1965

BACH: 2 Chorale-preludes (Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, S. 662; In dir ist Freude, S. 615) –Marcel Dupré (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France) recorded 1965, Philips 446 647-2

DUPRÉ: Choral et Fugue –Marcel Dupré (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France) recorded 1965, Philips 446 648-2

Produced with no intention of international distribution, nonetheless these compelling recordings are available to interested collectors through the offices of the Organ Historical Society, P.O. Box 26811; Richmond, VA 23261; phone 804-353-9226. Two additional Cochereau volumes from Notre Dame (Franck & Vierne, PHS 438 898; Bach, PHS 446 643) do not appear in our sampler broadcast.