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1885 Cavaillé-Coll organ at St-Etienne Abbey Church, Caen, France
Ten players tackle first symphonies by two famous blind Frenchmen, Louis Vierne (1870-1937) and Jean Langlais (1907-1991). Featured Organs
LOUIS VIERNE: Prélude, from Organ Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 14 –Michael Murray (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France) Telarc CD-80329
VIERNE: Fugue, from Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 14 –Ben van Oosten (1888 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Sernin, Toulouse, France) Dabringhaus & Grimm CD-3211/2
VIERNE: Pastorale, from Organ Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 14 –Günther Kaunzinger (1990 Jann/Waldsassen Basilica, Germany) Koch/Schwann CD-315000
JEAN LANGLAIS: Allegro, from Organ Symphony No. 1 (1942) –Pierre Cogen (1859 Cavaillé-Coll/Basilique Sainte Clotilde, Paris, France) Cybelia CD-867
LANGLAIS: Eglogue, from Symphony No. 1 (1942) –Sylvie Poirier (1980 Klais/Altenberg Cathedral, Germany) IFO CD-56
LANGLAIS: Choral, from Symphony No. 1 (1942) –Jane Watts (1993 Klais/Saint John’s, Smith Square, England, London, UK) Priory CD-491
LANGLAIS: Final, from Symphony No. 1 (1942) –Kevin Bowyer (1987 Casavant/Jack Singer Concert Hall, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) Nimbus CD-5408
VIERNE: Allegro vivace, from Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 14 –Anthony Newman (1987 Rieger/Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, New York, NY) Newport CD-60150
VIERNE: Andante, from Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 14 –Marie-Claire Alain (1885 Cavaillé-Coll/Saint Etienne Abbey Church, Caen, France) Erato CD-45485
VIERNE: Final, from Symphony No. 1 in D, Op. 14 –Pierre Cochereau (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) Solstice CD-911