Anniversary Accolades (II) #2429
. . . this week we highlight French composers and performers who have achieved significant landmarks in 2024.
Hour 1
CLAUDE BALBASTRE (b. 1724): 3 Pieces (Grand Jeux [31]-Trio [33]-Giga [35]) –Françoise Levéchin-Gangloff (1755 Clicquot-1994 Renaud/Church of Saint Roch, Paris) Skarbo 1013
THÉDORE DUBOIS (d. 1924): Offertoire & Fantasie in E (nos. 2 & 7), fr Douce Pieces –Hans-Dieter Karras (1845 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of the Madeleine, Paris, France) Prospect 401793
GABRIEL FAURÉ (d. 1924): Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 –Yale Scola Cantorum & Instruments/David Hill; Robert Bennesh (2005 Lively-Fulcher/Christ Church, New Haven, CT) Hyperion 68209
ALEXANDRE GUILMANT: March funebre et chant séraphique, Op. 17 –Françoise Renet (1899 Mutin-1934 Beuchet/Dupré Residence, Meudon, France) Psallite 60651. Madame Renet (b. 1924) was a pupil of Dupré and for thirty years his assistant at the Church of St. Sulpice.
PIERRE COCHEREAU (b. 1924): Postlude Improvisation (r. 3/21/1982) –Pierre Cochereau (Cavaillé-Coll/Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France) Solstice 382
Filler – DUBOIS Fantasie (see above)
Hour 2
FRANÇOIS ROBERDAY (b. 1624): Fugues & Caprices (No. 1 in g; No. 3 in C; No. 9 in F; No. 12 in D) –Eric Brottier (1663 Villers-Carouge/Parish Church, Juvigny, France) Syrius 141336
DARIUS MILHAUD (d. 1974): Preludes, Op. 231b (Nos. 1-3-7-8-9) –George Baker (1971 Gonzalez/Chartres Cathedral, France) Solstice 916
FRANCIS POULENC (b. 1899): Litanies a la Vierge Noire –La Maitrise de Toulouse/Mark Opstad; William Whitehead (2004 Daldoso/Temple du Salin, Toulouse, France) Regent 420
ANDRÉ JOLIVET (d. 1974): Arioso Barocco –Anthony Plog, trumpet; Hans-Ola Ericcson (1987 Grönlund/Luleå Cathedral, Sweden) Bis 565
BALBASTRE: Cannonade –Olivier Vernet (1750 J-A Silbermann/Church of St. Maurice, Soultz-Haut-Rhin, France) Ligia Digital 0104232-11
Filler – COCHEREAU (see above)
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