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1741 Manceherel at the Cintegabelle Monastery, France
enlarge 1741 Manceherel at the Cintegabelle Monastery, France

Mass Appeal

The pipe organ's participation in religious worship has been an important facet of its tradition. This week, we'll explore one of those traditions, the organ's role in the sacred liturgy of the French Mass. From the colorful registrations used by Nicolas DeGrigny in his 17th century versets to the provocative images of Olivier Messiaen, the voice of the pipe organ adds immeasurably to the enhancement and the elevation of spiritual consciousness.

Program Broadcast dates:

  • November 24, 2003

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Music played in the program

LOUIS VIERNE: Kyrie, fr Messe solennelle in c#, Op. 16 -Notre Dame Cathedral Choirs/Jehan Revert, conductor; Pierre Cochereau (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris) Solstice CD-914 (OHS)

GABRIEL FAURE: Kyrie, fr Messe Basse - Andrew Brunt, treble; Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge/George Guest; Stephen Cleobury (St. John's College Chapel) London CD 430 360

CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR: Sanctus/Benedictus, fr Mass in f#, Op. 36 –Altenberg Cathedral; Kantorei, Gürzenich Choir, Cologne; German-French Choir of Cologne/Total Vokal, Dortmund' Volker Hempfling, conductor; Andreas Meisner, Paul Wisskirchen (Klais organs/Altenberg Cathedral) Motette CD-40181 (OHS)

NICOLAS de GRIGNY: Kyrie (5 verses), fr La Messe -(#1, Premiere Kyrie en taille a 5; #5, Dialogue sur les Grands Jeux) André Isoir (1791 F.H. Clicquot/Cathedral of St. Peter, Poitiers) Calliope CD-9911; (#2, Fugue a 5) Michel Chapuis (1971 Schwenkedel/Basilique Saint-Christophe de Belfort) Astrée 2CD-7725; (#3, Cromorne en taille) Pierre Bardon (1778 Isnard/St. Maximin-en-Provence) Pierre Verany CD-790031; (#4, Trio en dialogue) Sylvain Ciaravolo (1983 Grenzing/St. Pierre des Chartreux) ADDA CD-581251/2

ERIK SATIE: Kyrie, fr Messe des Pauvres -Munich Madrigal Choir; Elisabeth Sperer/Winfried Englhardt (1952 Steinmeyer, 1984 Albiez/St. Ursula Church, Munich- Schwabing) FSM CD-97735

DeGRIGNY: 'Suite in F,' fr La Messe (1st Sanctus en Taille; Fugue, Communion-Dialogue; Dialogue a 2 tailles, Agnus-Dialogue) -Ensemble Alternatim (chant); Bernard Coudurier (1741 Mancherel/Cintegabelle Monastery) BNL CD-112812 (OHS)

DANIEL-LESUR: Kyrie, fr Messe du Jubilé -BBC Symphony Chorus/Stephen Jackson; Jeremy Filsell (1991 Mander/Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London) ASV CD-900 (www.kochint.com)

AYMÉ KUNC: Kyrie, fr Messe de Sainte-Cécile -Midi-Pyrénées Regional Choir/Alix Bourbon; Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard (Gesu Church, Toulouse) Solstice CD-164 (OHS)

OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Communion (Les Oiseaux et les Sources), fr Messe de la Pentecote) –Dame Gillian Weir (1928 Frobenius/Århus Cathedral, Denmark) Priory CD-923

JEAN LANGLAIS: Kyrie " Orbis Factor ", fr Livre Oecuménique -Jean Langlais (1859 Cavaille-Coll/Church of St. Clothilde, Paris) Solstice CD-01 (OHS)

Filler - VIERNE: Kyrie (see above)