Mass Appeal #0348
The pipe organ’s participation in religious worship has been an important facet of its tradition. This week, we’ll explore one of those traditions, the organ’s role in the sacred liturgy of the French Mass. From the colorful registrations used by Nicolas DeGrigny in his 17th century versets to the provocative images of Olivier Messiaen, the voice of the pipe organ adds immeasurably to the enhancement and the elevation of spiritual consciousness.
LOUIS VIERNE: Kyrie, from Messe solennelle in c#, Opus 16 –Notre Dame Cathedral Choirs, Jehan Revert, conductor; Pierre Cochereau (1868 Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) Solstice CD-914
GABRIEL FAURÉ: Kyrie, from Messe Basse –Andrew Brunt, treble; Choir of Saint John’s College, George Guest; Stephen Cleobury (1994 Mander/St. John College Chapel, Cambridge, England, UK) London/Decca 430 360
CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR: Sanctus et Benedictus, from Mass in f#, Opus 36 –Altenberg Cathedral; Kantorei, Gürzenich Choir, Cologne; German-French Choir of Cologne; Total Vokal, Dortmund Volker Hempfling, conductor; Andreas Meisner, Paul Wisskirchen (1980 Klais/Altenberger Dom, Germany) Motette CD MOT 40181
NICOLAS de GRIGNY: 5 verses of the Kyrie from La Messe
#1, Premiere Kyrie en taille a 5 –André Isoir (1790 Clicquot/Cathedral of Saint Peter, Poitiers, France) Calliope CD-9911/12;
#2, Fugue a 5 –Michel Chapuis (1752 Valtrin; 1848 Callinet; 1971 Schwenkedel/Basilique Saint-Christophe, Belfort, France) Astrée CD-7725;
#3, Cromorne en taille –Pierre Bardon (1775 Isnard/Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, Sainte-Maximin la Sainte-Baume, France) Pierre Verany CD-790031;
#4, Trio en dialogue –Sylvain Ciaravolo (1677 Delauney; 1982 Grenzing/St. Pierre de Chartreux, Toulouse, France) ADDA CD-581251
#5, Dialogue sur les Grands Jeux –André Isoir (1790 Clicquot/Cathedral of Saint Peter, Poitiers, France) Calliope CD-9911/12
ERIK SATIE: Kyrie, from Messe des Pauvres –Munich Madrigal Choir; Elisabeth Sperer, Winfried Englhardt (1952 Steinmeyer, 1984 Albiez/St. Ursula Church, Munich-Schwabing, Germany) FSM CD-97735
NICOLAS de GRIGNY: Suite in F, from La Messe1st Sanctus en Taille; Fugue, Communion-Dialogue; Dialogue a 2 tailles, Agnus-Dialogue –Ensemble Alternatim, chant; Bernard Coudurier (1741 Moucherel; 1754 Lépine/Église de la Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge, Cintegabelle, France) BNL 112812
JEAN-YVES DANIEL-LESUR: Kyrie, from Messe du Jubilé –BBC Symphony Chorus, Stephen Jackson; Jeremy Filsell (1991 Mander/St. Giles Cripplegate, London, England, UK) ASV CD-900
AYMÉ KUNC: Kyrie, from Messe de Sainte-Cécile –Midi-Pyrénées Regional Choir, Alix Bourbon; Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard (1864 Cavaillé-Coll/Jesu Church, Toulouse, France) Solstice CD-164
OLIVIER MESSIAEN: Communion, Les Oiseaux et les Sources from Messe de la Pentecote –Dame Gillian Weir (1929; 1993 Frobenius/Århus Domkirke [Århus Cathedral], Denmark) Priory PRCD923
JEAN LANGLAIS: Kyrie ‘Orbis Factor’, from Livre Oecuménique –Jean Langlais (1859 Cavaillé-Coll/Basilique Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, France) Solstice CD-01
Filler –LOUIS VIERNE: Kyrie (see above)
