Jehan Alain, a Centenary Tribute #1106
…though he did not live to be thirty, in the hundred years since his birth, Alain’s remarkable and original works have achieved world-renown.
Hour 1
JEHAN ALAIN: Litanies [1937] –Marie-Claire Alain (1752 Valtrin; 1848 Callinet; 1971 Schwenkedel/Basilique Saint-Christophe, Belfort, France) Erato ECD-88194
JEHAN ALAIN: Ballade in Phrygian Mode [1930]; Phrygian Chorale [1935] –Kevin Bowyer (1995 Marcussen/St. Augustine Chapel, Tonbridge School, Kent, England, UK) Nimbus NI 5551/2
JEHAN ALAIN: Fantasy Number 1 [1933]
–Yves Rechsteiner (Alain Family organ/Maison de la Dime, Romainmotier, Switzerland) Gallo 850
–Marie-Claire Alain (1899 Ghys; 1988 Cicchero/Basilique Saint-Ferjeux, Besançon, France) Erato ECD-80214
JEHAN ALAIN: Intermezzo [1935]
–Philippe Hanon, bassoon; Patrick Cohen & Alain Jacquon, piano, original version Arion ARN68447
–Christophe Mantoux (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/Église Saint-Ouen, Rouen, France) Motette CD MOT 13651
JEHAN ALAIN: Aria for Flute and Organ [1938] –Cheryl Gobbetti Hoffman, flute; Bruce Neswick (1988 Wilhelm/St. Alban School Chapel, Washington, DC) Raven OAR-840
JEHAN ALAIN: 3 Movements for Violin and Organ [1934] –Clara Bonaldi, violin; Georges Guillard (1879 Merklin; 1985 Xavier Silbermann/Chapelle du couvent des Dominicains, Paris, France) Arion ARN68148
JEHAN ALAIN: Chorale Variations, Sacris solemnis [1933]; St. Nicholas March [1938] –Camerata Saint-Louis, Georges Guillard, conductor; Gerard Boulanger, Jean-Luc Ramecourt, trumpets; Isabelle Gascuel-Villevielle, percussion; Etienne Baillot (1967 Gonzalez/Salle Messiaen, ORTF Studios, Paris, France) Arion ARN68321
JEHAN ALAIN: Priere pour nous-autres charnels [1938] –Sequenza 9.3 Vocal Ensemble, Catherine Simonpietri, conductor; Marie-Claire Alain (1903 Mutin/Saint-Germain en Laye, France) Sisyphe 004
Filler –Ballade in Phrygian Mode (see above)
Hour 2
JEHAN ALAIN: Lamento [1930] –Philippe Hanon, bassoon; Georges Guillard (1967 Gonzalez/Salle Messiaen, ORTF Studios, Paris, France) Arion ARN68447
JEHAN ALAIN: Prelude [1935] –Désiré N’Kaoua, piano. Solstice CD-027
JEHAN ALAIN: Prelude & Fugue [1935] –Guy Bovet (Alain Family organ/Maison de la Dime, Romainmotier, Switzerland) Gallo CD-851
JEHAN ALAIN: Sarabande for Organ, Strings and Timpani [1938] –Bamberg Symphony, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor; Marie-Claire Alain (1993 Jann/Bamberg Concert Hall, Germany) Erato ECD-69708
JEHAN ALAIN: Trois Danses [1940]
Joies –James Higdon (1992 Jaeckel/Pilgrim Congregational, Duluth, MN) RBWCD-005
Deuills/Mourning –Éric Lebrun (1894 Cavaillé-Coll/Église Saint-Antoine des Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France) Naxos 8.553633
Luttes/Struggles –Wolfgang Rübsam (1970 Rieger/Marienstatt Abbey, Germany) Bayer BR100 198/9
JEHAN ALAIN: Ave Maria [1937] –Delphine Collot, soprano; Georges Guillard (1879 Merklin; 1985 Xavier Silbermann/Chapelle du couvent des Dominicains, Paris, France) Arion ARN68148
Filler –Lamento (see above)
We also encourage you to listen to two programs from the Pipedreams Archive featuring commentary by Jehan Alain’s sister, Marie-Claire Alain, the universally acclaimed recitalist, recording artist and teacher, through whose determined artistry her brother’s composition have become universally known…Alain on Alain (Part 1) devoted to the Alain family and the particular accomplishments of Marie-Claire Alain; and Alain On Alain (Part 2) featuring more of the works of Jehan Alain [February 3, 1911-June 20, 1940]
