Description:
Artist: Matthew Martin
Title: Sur le nom d'Alain: Organ Music by Jehan Alain and Maurice Duruflé
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Ad Fontes
Genre: Classical
Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
Total Time: 01:15:10
Total Size: 334 mb
Tracklist
01. Durufe Suite, Op. 5 I. Prelude
02. Durufe Suite, Op. 5 II. Sicilienne
03. Durufe Suite, Op. 5 III. Toccata
04. Alain Intermezzo, JA 66
05. Alain Variations sur Lucis Creator, JA 27
06. Alain Suite, JA 82 I. Introduction et variations
07. Alain Suite, JA 82 II. Scherzo
08. Alain Suite, JA 82 III. Choral
09. Alain Aria, JA 138
10. Durufe Chant donne ‘Hommage a Jean Gallon’
11. Durufe Prelude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain, Op. 7 I. Prelude
12. Durufe Prelude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain, Op. 7 II. Fugue
13. Alain Litanies, JA 119
For his debut recording with Ad Fontes, Matthew Martin has brought together a recital showcasing two of the greatest organist-composers of twentieth century France. Duruflé, a notorious perfectionist, looked to his profound faith and the great lineage of French composers–Debussy, Dukas, Fauré and Ravel–for inspiration. Alain, an ardent voice in the avant-garde, developed his own distinctive language before his tragic death in 1940, aged just 29. This prompted Duruflé to compose a prelude and fugue, a la mémoire de Jehan Alain, mort pour la France, in tribute to his friend. Having spent much of his own life immersed in Gregorian chant–also a palpable influence on the music of this commemorative pairing–Matthew Martin was himself a pupil of the late Marie-Claire Alain in Paris, which provided rare insights into her brother’s music. The lively voicing and colour of the Ruffatti organ of Buckfast Abbey provides the ideal vehicle for this programme, expertly captured in a building which lives and breathes the music. |
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