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![[Marie-Claire Alain]](/listings/2007/0728/images/m_c_alain.jpg)
Marie-Claire Alain
Alain on Alain (Part 1)
…the famous French recitalist, recording artist and teacher Marie-Claire Alain talks about her life and shares her music.
Program Broadcast dates:
- Week of July 09, 2007
Links and Resources:
Listen to audio excerpts of an interview Michael conducted with Marie-Claire
Becoming a musician…- What makes a good teacher…
- The family pipe organ…
- Recording for the Erato label…
- Difficulties being a female organist…
- The wide range from German Baroque to French Romantic…
- Marcel Dupré as a teacher…
Music played in the program
ALBERT ALAIN: Toccata, Cantemus Domino –Marie-Claire Alain (1862 Cavaillé- Coll/L’Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) Erato 4509-94812-2
ALBERT ALAIN: Andantino –Marie-Claire Alain (Alain Family organ/Romainmotier Organ Institute, Switzerland) Gallo CD-683
DAQUIN: Noël sur les jeux d’anches (No. 6) –Marie-Claire Alain (1991 Goll/French Reformed Church, Bern, Switzerland) Erato 0630-10703-2
BACH: Bourrée, from Suite No. 3 in D, S. 1068 –Guy Touvron, trumpet; Marie-Claire Alain (Saint Thomas Aquinas Church, Paris, France) Erato CD-85367
BUXTEHUDE: Toccata in F (Bux. 156) –Marie-Claire Alain (1692 Arp Schnitger [plus additions]/Martinikerk, Groningen, The Netherlands) Erato 0630-12979-2
BACH: Pedal-Exercitium in g, S. 598 –Marie-Claire Alain (1963 Marcussen/Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Schleswig, Germany) MHS 2LP-776/7
BACH: Prelude & Fugue in g, S. 535 –Marie-Claire Alain (1714 Gottfried Silbermann/Freiberg Cathedral, Germany) Erato CD-96719
JEHAN ALAIN: Intermezzo –Marie-Claire Alain (1848 Callinet; 1971 Schwenkedel/Basilica of Saint Christopher, Belfort, France) Erato CD-81942
BACH: Chorale-prelude, Wir glauben all, S. 680 –Marie-Claire Alain (1692 Arp Schnitger [plus additions]/Martinikerk, Groningen, The Netherlands) Erato 4509-96724-2
FRANCK: Cantabile –Marie-Claire Alain (1885 Cavaillé-Coll/Saint Etienne Abbey Church, Caen, France) Erato 2CD 0630-12706-2
BACH: Prelude & Fugue in A, S. 536 –Marie-Claire Alain (1975 Kern/Church of Saint Martin, Masevaux, France) Erato 4509-96744-2
Filler–BALBASTRE: Noel, Votre bonte, Grand Dieu (Erato CD-10703; see above)
With more than 200 albums to her credit, ranging from the French Baroque to Messiaen and including three cycles of the complete works of Bach, Marie-Claire Alain stands as one of the best known, and best loved among today’s organists. A second program, devoted to the compositions of Madame Alain’s older brother, Jehan Alain, will be broadcast next week.
This program was originally issued as #0107 in February 2001.