BaL 12.12.20 - Franck: Three Organ Chorales

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

9.30 Building a Library
Anna Lapwood chooses her favourite recordings of Franck’s Three Organ Chorales

Cesar Franck composed his Three Organ Chorales in 1890, the year he died. They were clearly intended to be played on a French symphonic organ like the Cavaillé-Coll instrument at Sainte-Clotilde in Paris, where he was organist. Franck was a great musical architect and helped innovate the “cyclic style”. But he was also a great master of melody and harmony.


Available recordings:-


Marie-Claire Alain

Bjorn Boyson

Fausto Caporali

Frank Corbin

Marcel Dupré

Grant Edwards

Peter Hurford

Jean-Paul Imbert

André Isoir

Susan Landale

Olivier Latry

Susan Marchant

Kåra Nordstoga

Ben Van Oosten

David M. Patrick

Tatiana Pernetova

irina Pokorná

Albert Schweitzer

Joris Verdin

Colin Walsh

[vinteuil]

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... thanks as ever for the list. I shall be looking forward to this with interest. I have

Susan Landale : Cavaillé-Coll, Saint-Étienne at Caen

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00KFTW1EO

Ben Van Oosten : Cavaillé-Coll, Saint-Ouen at Rouen

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DXBTP54

Marie-Claire Alain : Cavaillé-Coll, Saint-Étienne at Caen

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00006AV37

[also possibly available - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B077WZ5SVH

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[Simon Biazeck]

Olivier Latry - In Spiritum.

https://open.spotify.com/album/70C6JWK8nL5N8bsGTnJ17N?si=egctfINOQWqN72s_bMXpNA

[visualnickmos]

I don't know these works at all. Should be good - rubbish format, notwithstanding!

I already know the type of sound I would like; big, clear, top-quality sound engineering

[BBMmk2]

A pity Olivier Latry hasn’t been mentioned here. What masterpieces these Chorales are.

[Pulcinella]

A pity Olivier Latry hasn’t been mentioned here. What masterpieces these Chorales are.

Available as a download, I see:

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8031598--franck-in-spiritum

[Keraulophone]

A pity Olivier Latry hasn’t been mentioned here.

On the contrary BBM, it’s a relief that he has, by Simon in #3. IIRC, that series of Latry playing the incomparable organ of NDdP was released in SACD format by DG, sadly abandoned by Universal. A good opportunity to listen to Cochereau’s instrument while it is being repaired after the fire.

When as many suitable 8ft stops as possible are combined on the Truro Father Willis and Chorale No.1 starts to glow in the ample acoustic, one is listening in at the gates of organ heaven.

[Pulcinella]

No criticism of Alpie intended, but I wonder how this list was compiled.
There seemed surprisingly few recordings, and a quick search on Presto (for Choral 1) showed some more complete sets (there may well be many individual discs with one or other of them on), including (just from the first page that appeared)
Ben Van Oosten (already mentioned): https://www.prestomusic.com/classica...he-organ-works
Fausto Caporali: https://www.prestomusic.com/classica...te-organ-works
Marie-Claire Alain (already mentioned):https://www.prestomusic.com/classica...te-organ-works
Bjorn Boyson:https://www.prestomusic.com/classica...ck-organ-works
Joris Verdin: https://www.prestomusic.com/classica...te-organ-works
Colin Walsh: https://www.prestomusic.com/classica...ck-organ-works

[Simon Biazeck]

On the contrary BBM, it’s a relief that he has, by Simon in #3. IIRC, that series of Latry playing the incomparable organ of NDdP was released in SACD format by DG, sadly abandoned by Universal. A good opportunity to listen to Cochereau’s instrument while it is being repaired after the fire.

When as many suitable 8ft stops as possible are combined on the Truro Father Willis and Chorale No.1 starts to glow in the ample acoustic, one is listening in at the gates of organ heaven.

Thank you. What I would give to hear them on the St-Sulpice Cavaillé-Coll!

SBz.

[Bryn]

Olivier Latry - In Spiritum.
https://open.spotify.com/album/70C6J...QWqN72s_bMXpNA

For those resident in France, there is a used (very good) copy available on amazon.fr for a not unreasonable price. It's not available for dispatch to the UK, however. QOBUZ has it at CD rate but not any higher.

[Parry1912]

The recordings by Jennifer Bate and Jean Guillou (download) are still available.

[Simon Biazeck]

For those residents in France, there is a used (very good) copy available on amazon.fr for a not unreasonable price. It's not available for dispatch to the UK, however. QOBUZ has it at CD rate but not any higher.

Yes, indeed! I bought in FNAC Bastille (that store closed now, I think) some years ago!

SBz.

[Alain Maréchal]

Thank you. What I would give to hear them on the St-Sulpice Cavaillé-Coll!

SBz.

https://www.fnac.com/a7568022/Franck-Testament-musical-Oeuvres-pour-orgue-CD-album#omnsearchpos=5

[vinteuil]

https://www.fnac.com/a7568022/Franck...omnsearchpos=5

... tho' praps cheaper here -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00B0J754E

What I would give to hear them on the St-Sulpice Cavaillé-Coll!

... about twelve of your British pounds?



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[Simon Biazeck]

https://www.fnac.com/a7568022/Franck...omnsearchpos=5

Thank you!