French organist and composer Jeanne Demessieux (1921 – 1968) was legendary even during her lifetime. Her art of playing enchanted the hearts of many listeners in many European countries, the United States and Canada. “She came, she played, she conquered,” was a journalist’s brief summary. Critics praised her musicality, technique and talent for improvisation. She […]
Olivier Messiaen • l’Ascension no. III, transports de joie d’une âme devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne Johann Sebastian Bach • Choral ‘Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier’ BWV 731 Jean Berveiller • Mouvement Charles-Marie Widor • Toccata Symphonie V Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Fantaisie en fa mineur KV 608 Johann Sebastian Bach […]
Henry Purcell • Trumpet tune Johann Sebastian Bach • Preludium und Fuge a moll, BWV 543 • Choralvorspiel Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 César Franck • Prélude, Fugue et Variation • Cantabile Jean Berveiller • Mouvement Jeanne Demessieux • Te Deum Opus 11 • Consolateur, aus Sept Méditations sur le Saint-Esprit • Etude en Tierce […]
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Klaas Jan Mulder (1930-2008), was a Dutch organist with a career spanning decades. For his 25th anniversary as a concert organist, he made recordings at César Franck’s organ in the St. Clotilde in Paris. Fifteen years later, he travelled to Toulouse for the Festivo music label, where he performed on the then recently renovated Cavaillé-Coll […]
Amsterdam, Oude Kerk 1980 C.M. Widor Scherzo uit Symfonie II E. Gigout Toccata, Amsterdam M. Dupré Chorals Opus 28: • Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstem • Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele • Jesu, meine Zuversicht • Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten • Nun danket alle Gott Carillon, Opus 27 Zephyrs (improvisatie over een […]
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Johann Sebastian Bach • Toccata et Fugue en fa majeur (BWV 540) • Fantaisie en sol majeur (Pièce d’Orgue, BWV 572) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Adagio et Fugue en ut mineur Edouard Mignan • Toccata Médiévale Jean Berveiller • Mouvement Jeanne Demessieux • Te Deum […]
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Johann Sebastian Bach • De Profundis à 6 voix ‘Aus tiefer Not schrei’ ich zu Dir’ BWV 686 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Sonate III • Con moto maestoso • Andante tranquillo Johann Sebastian Bach • Choral ‘Erbarm’ dich mein, O Herre Gott’ BWV 721 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy • Allegro, Choral et Fugue Johannes […]
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