Joris Verdin - Louis-James-Alfred Lefébure-Wely: Offertoires, op. 35 (2007)

Tracklist

01. Offertoire en Si Bémol Majeur, Op. 35/1: Allegro Moderato
02. Meditaciones Religiosas, Op. 122: Andante en Mi Bémol Majeur
03. Offertoire en Fa Majeur, Op. 35/2: Allegro Maestoso
04. Meditaciones Religiosas, Op. 122: Récit de Hautbois
05. Offertoire en Do Majeur, Op. 35/3: Allegro Risoluto
06. Meditaciones Religiosas, Op. 122: Marche Funèbre
07. Offertoire en Sol Majeur, Op. 35/4: Allegro Moderato
08. Meditaciones Religiosas, Op. 122: Élévation Ou Communion
09. Offertoire en la Majeur, Op. 35/5: Andantino. Il Canto Ben Sostenuto
10. Meditaciones Religiosas, Op. 122: Andante en Si Bémol Majeur
11. Offertoire en Do Mineur/Majeur, Op. 35/6: Vivace
12. L'Organiste Moderne: Scène Pastorale (Pour Une Inauguration D'orgue Ou Messe de Minuit)



Organist successively of the churches of Saint-Roch, the Madeleine and Saint-Sulpice, Lefébure-Wely (1817-1870) was incontestably the greatest organist in Paris during the first half of the 19th century. His compositions were often scorned and are now fully deserving of reappraisal. His works were also linked to the development of the French symphonic organ that was brought about by the work of Cavaillé-Coll. Joris Verdin now presents this world première recording of the complete Offertoires Op. 35 on an instrument that was inaugurated by Lefébure-Wely himself but that has rarely been recorded.

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