Resource-full Richmond #2543
. . . Notre Dame Cathedral organist Olivier Latry, from Paris, plays the inaugural concert on the new 67-stop Juget-Sinclair organ at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, VA.
Hour 1
J. S. BACH (1685-1750): Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541
BACH (trans. Vierne): Sicilienne, fr Flute Sonata, BWV 1031
JEAN-FRANÇOIS DANDRIEU (1682-1738): 2 Noëls (Si c’est pour ôter la vie…If it is to take the life of that newborn infant) & Joseph est bien marié…Joseph married well)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921) (transcr. Shin-Young Lee): Selections from Carnival of the Animals (Aquarium & The Swan)
ALEXANDRE GUILMANT (1837-1911): Final, fr Sonata No. 1, Op. 42
OLIVIER LATRY: Improvisation on the Folksong (Isabeau s’y promene…Isabelle walks there)
Filler – BACH: Fugue in G (see above)
Hour 2
EUGENE GIGOUT (1844-1925): Grand Chœur dialogué (duet with Daniel Sañez who plays the 2022 Juget-Sinclair choir organ, Op. 54, II/21 stops)
LOUIS VIERNE (1870-1937): Impromptu (No. 2) & Carillon de Westminster (No. 6), fr Fantasy Pieces Book 3, Op. 54
PIERRE COCHEREAU (1924–1984) (improvisation reconstructed by Frédéric Blanc): Berceuse à la mémoire de Louis Vierne
THIERRY PALLESCO (b. 1956): Syncopes Toccata
OLIVIER LATRY (b. 1962): Improvisation (O filii et filiae)
Filler - CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR (1844-1937): Toccata, fr Symphony No. 5, Op. 42, no. 1
This three-manual mechanical-action instrument is Opus 55 from the Juget-Sinclair shop in Montreal. Our thanks to organist and audio engineer Balint Karosi for providing this recording (r. 10/30/24).
PIPEDREAMS is supported in loving memory of Lucinda and Wesley Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, from Ed and Wanda Eichler, and from Foley-Baker, Inc. of Tollund, CT and Paul Fritts & Company, Organ Builders of Tacoma, WA, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.
