An adventurer of pipes It is with deep sadness that we learned of the death of Paul-Louis Siron, who passed away on January 20 at the age of 101. Orgues Nouvelles had the pleasure of publishing a portrait of him in the form of an interview by Martine Hahn in…
Marie-Claire Alain would have been one hundred years old on 10 August 2026. Included on the list of fifty personalities or events selected by the Institut de France for the 2026 National Commemorations, the great organist will be honoured in a variety of ways. Erato-Warner will be releasing a centenary…
In a 2009 article, Gilles Laprévote discusses the booklet accompanying a box set of three Pathé-Marconi LPs featuring recordings made between 1929 and 1957 by Édouard Commette on his organ at the Primatial Church of Saint John in Lyon – some of these recordings were included in the box set…
30 years of the Toulouse les Orgues festival 'Organ, Delight, Daring’. Last October, TLO organised an unforgettable weekend. Rémy Fombon shares his ‘memory book’ with us. Saturday 4th October - Temple du Salin, 11am A surprise when we entered a packed temple: Our usual white heads had been replaced by little blonde…
Giovanni Zanotti, Sonatas for organ1. Allegro con molto brio2. Andante3. Tempo giustoby Rodolfo Bellatti on the organ of the Church of San Pietro di Rovereto (Zaogli - Italy)4. Anonymous, after Adriano Willaert, O gloriosa domina by Matteo Bonfiglioli on the organ of the Basilica of San Petronio (Bologna - Italy)Giuseppe…