Durufle

[Corno Dolce]

Final movement from Durufle's masterpiece "Prelude, Adagio et Choral Varie sur le Veni Creator Spiritus, admirably attempted by an aficionado:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAnd69i-Xq8

Cheers,

Corno Dolce

[musicalis]

Hi Corno Dolce
Thanks for this song. I do appreciate very much Maurice Duruflé.
j-Paul

[acc]

Thanks for the link, Corno!

There is another beautiful recording available here (Suite op.5).

[Corno Dolce]

Hi acc,

Thanks for the beautiful link played by Dr. Eschbach.

Cheers,

Corno Dolce

[Argoth]

Prelude sur ALAIN Op.7

+ YouTube Video

Fugue sur ALAIN Op.7

+ YouTube Video

Another rendition of the Fugue

+ YouTube Video

[methodistgirl]

The music sounds lonesome. Unlike other bach pieces.
judy tooley

[Argoth]

The music sounds lonesome. Unlike other bach pieces.
judy tooley

I would hardly compare this with Bach since this isn't by Bach anyway, it's by Maurice Durufle(as the title says), 20th century French Composer.

[NEB]

I love the suite op5 - It's among my favourites and on my list to learn sometime.

as an afterthought...

Thing is with things like the Durufle toccata. I'm not likely to ever perform the work. It's way too large for the churches I play at, and I'm not a concert organist running around doing recitals. So learning such a work would be for love. That said sections of earlier movements might be useful at times, but I have many other pieces in my repertoire that fill those requirements anyway.

[acc]

Hi judy,

Could it be that you find it lonesome because the fugue starts on foundation stops only, i.e. without mixtures as many Bach fugues would?

Actually, "foundations only" is quite common in 19th/20th century organ fugues. Other examples would be the fugue from Charles-Marie Widor's 4th symphony, and a number of fugues by Max Reger.

[Soubasse]

Amazing character Durufle, I've always felt anyway. So self critical as to produce such a small output (given the ripe old age he lived to) and yet what he did produce is such superb quality. I've not come across a choir anywhere in the world that does not love performing the Requiem. Even though it's a fiendish work to play, I still love playing it (either the solo version or the 1961 version). There's something highly rewarding about producing his harmonies from the instrument, as well as the reward in simply listening.

Must try to find a recording of his piano pieces one day. Jehan Alain's piano works were quite an ear-opener to me, after years of knowing the organ/choral pieces, so I have little doubt that Durufle's may well have the same effect.


Thanks for those links, Corno and argoth

[Contratrombone64]

Soubasse - maybe Durufle and Sibelius were both on the same diet?