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1956 Beuchet-Debierre organ at St. 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- 1885 Cavaillé-Coll at Notre-Dame d'Auteuil, Paris
- 1890 Cavaillé-Coll at St. Ouen, Rouen
- 1858 Cavaillé-Coll at St. Roch, Paris
- 1889 Cavaillé-Coll at St. Sernin, Toulouze
- 1956 Beuchet-Debierre at St. Etienne-du-Mont, Paris
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) Priory CD-422 (Priory Records)
RENÉ VIERNE: Canzona and Toccata -Marie-Thérese Jehan (1896 Debierre/Cathedral of St. Peter, Nantes) Edition Lade CD-007 (Organ Historical Society)
CHARLES KOECHLIN: Sonatine No. 2 (3 movements) -Jean Galard (Eglise Saint-Médard, Paris) Skarbo CD-2034 (Organ Historical Society)
DÉODAT de SÉVERAC: Prelude, fr Suite in e –Michelle Leclerc (1885 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre-Dame d'Auteuil, Paris) Aeolus CD-10141 (Aeolus Music)
JEAN FRANÇAIX: Giocoso, Largo & Toccata, fr Suite Profane –Jürgen Essl (1979 Sandtner/Rottenburg Cathedral) Fermate CD-20018 (Qualiton Imports)
EUGENE REUCHSEL: Little Cemetery and Cypresses Surrounding the Ancient Church at Bormes-les-Mimosas, fr Promenades en Provence, Book 2 –Simon Nieminski (1949 Kilgen-1997 Wicks/St. Louis Cathedral, Missouri) Pro Organo CD-7112 (Zarex Corporation)
JOSEPH-GUY ROPARTZ: Introduction et Allegro Moderato -Marie-Andrée Morisset- Balier (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Ouen, Rouen) St. Ouen CD-76596 (Organ Historical Society)
ALEXANDRE BOËLY: Chorale, Ermuntre dich mein schwacher Geist -Françoise Levéchin-Gangloff (1858 Cavaillé-Coll/L'Eglise Saint-Roch, Paris) Skarbo CD-1978 (Organ Historical Society)
AYMÉ KUNC: Ave Verum -Nicole Fournié, soprano; Choeur Régional Midi-Pyrénées; Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard (1889 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Sernin, Toulouze) Solstice CD-164 (Solstice Music)
JEAN-JACQUES GRÜNENWALD: Jubilate Deo, fr Diptyque Liturgique –Vincent Warnier (1956 Beuchet-Debierre/St. Etienne-du-Mont, Paris) BNL CD-112887 (Organ Historical Society)