Various CDs allow us to appreciate Edouard Commette's talent as both a performer and a composer. But who was this French organist, whose name adorns a small, shaded square on the south side of Lyon's Saint-Jean Cathedral?Gilles Laprévote reminded us of this in an early issue of Orgues Nouvelles (2009).…

In general, British organ culture knows very little about this remarkable instrument, even though it is one of the major representatives of what we call the “English sound”. Here's a look back at an organ featured in a recent issue of Orgues Nouvelles. The Sydney instrument (127 stops on 5 keyboards)…

A year ago, we were saddened to learn of the passing of Odile Bailleux at the age of 84. A student of Helmut Walcha, whom she remembered fondly, Odile Bailleux was an organist and harpsichordist with a passion for early music who, following in the footsteps of Chapuis, Chapelet and Saint-Arroman, helped to…

Louis Robilliard performs an excerpt from Claude Ballif's Imaginaire IV.He is playing the organ in Studio 104 at Maison de Radio-France. Franck Vaudray, a loyal contributor to our magazine, had the opportunity to study with these two great musicians: composer Claude Ballif and organist Louis Robilliard. He shares this rare…