‘In the world of the organ, the constant re-examination of aesthetics, whether in organ building or in how we make them sound, has shaped the journey of musicians of my generation. I believe that historical research can enrich our perspectives or challenge us. However, musicological information must not take precedence over the spontaneous connection to […]
The news came as a sudden shock: Michel Dautry passed away last Saturday, 14 March. His death casts a shadow of profound sadness over the article dedicated to him in our spring issue, ON72, which was published just days before his death. His account, recorded by Annie Kalifa and Catherine Robert, is an invaluable gift […]
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 its 53rd issue (summer 2021). […]
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 Orgues et organistes français du […]
30 years of the festival Toulouse les Orgues
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). Born in Lyon in 1883, […]
A major representative of what we call the ” your English “
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 revive many organ works from […]
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 video with us. Excerpt from […]
