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1956 Beuchet-Debierre organ at Saint Etienne-du-Mont, Paris, France
Forgotten Frenchmen
Famous names may dominate the scene, but these often overlooked composers demonstrate a remarkable degree of individuality and imagination.
Program Broadcast dates:
- August 29, 2005
Links and Resources:
Featured Organs:
1876 Cavaillé-Coll at Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Paris, France- 1885 Cavaillé-Coll at Notre-Dame d’Auteuil, Paris, France
- 1890 Cavaillé-Coll organ at the Church of Saint Ouen in Rouen, France
- 1858 Cavaillé-Coll at Saint Roch, Paris, France
- 1889 Cavaillé-Coll organ at Saint Sernin, Toulouse, France
- 1956 Beuchet-Debierre at Saint Etienne-du-Mont, Paris, France
Music played in the program
AUGUSTIN BARIÉ:Â Trois Pieces, Op. 7 (Marche; Lamento; Toccata) –Marie-Bernadette Dufourcet (1876 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Paris, France) Priory CD-422 (Priory Records)
RENÉ VIERNE: Canzona and Toccata –Marie-Thérese Jehan (1896 Debierre/Cathedral of Saint Peter, Nantes) Edition Lade CD-007
CHARLES KOECHLIN: Sonatine No. 2 (3 movements) –Jean Galard (Eglise Saint-Médard, Paris, France) Skarbo CD-2034
DÉODAT de SÉVERAC: Prelude, from Suite in e –Michelle Leclerc (1885 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre-Dame d’Auteuil, Paris, France) Aeolus CD-10141 (Aeolus Music)
JEAN FRANÇAIX: Giocoso, Largo & Toccata, from Suite Profane –Jürgen Essl (1979 Sandtner/Dom Sankt Martin, Rottenburg-am-Neckar, Germany) Fermate CD-20018 (Qualiton Imports)
EUGENE REUCHSEL: Little Cemetery and Cypresses Surrounding the Ancient Church at Bormes-les-Mimosas, from Promenades en Provence, Book 2 –Simon Nieminski (1949 Kilgen; 1997 Wicks/Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, MO) Pro Organo CD-7112 (Zarex Corporation)
JOSEPH-GUY ROPARTZ: Introduction et Allegro Moderato –Marie-Andrée Morisset- Balier (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France) Saint Ouen CD-76596
ALEXANDRE BOËLY: Chorale, Ermuntre dich mein schwacher Geist –Françoise Levéchin-Gangloff (1858 Cavaillé-Coll/L’Eglise Saint-Roch, Paris, France) Skarbo CD-1978
AYMÉ KUNC: Ave Verum –Nicole Fournié, soprano; Choeur Régional Midi-Pyrénées; Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard (1888 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Sernin, Toulouse, France) Solstice CD-164 (Solstice Music)
JEAN-JACQUES GRÜNENWALD: Jubilate Deo, from Diptyque Liturgique –Vincent Warnier (1956 Beuchet-Debierre/Saint Etienne-du-Mont, Paris, France) BNL CD-112887