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A *Symphonic* Pastorale...

acc

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Thanks for sharing those links, CD! :cheers:

You're right, that piece is very symphonic indeed. But then, I don't see any conflict between symphonic and pastoral: after all, wasn't there some guy named "Ludwig van" whose 6th Symphony bears a similar title? :cool:
 
Corno Dolce

Corno Dolce

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Aloha acc - You are quite welcome.

You're absolutely right :up::up::up::up::up::up::up:

However, Beethoven and I still have some *tension* betwixt us.

What I still find so fascinating is that there is just that Pastorale by Roger-Ducasse. He must have written many other organ works but he was, like Durufle, very exacting, and many of his works he burned because he felt they were inferior. The maturity of the writing in the Pastorale tells a tale of a mastery of composition for organ.

Ah well, let us rejoice that there is at least one organ work by Roger-Ducasse that is a part of the world's cultural patrimony - we are all richer for it.

I would love to hear that Pastorale interpreted by Olivier Latry, Daniel Roth, or Stephen Tharp at Saint-Sulpice or Notre-Dame.

Cheerio,

CD :):):)
 
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