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Reissued for the first time in its entirety and magnificently restored by Christophe Hénault at his Art et Son studio in Annecy from the original soundtracks, this first complete Bach work signed by Marie-Claire Alain is of stunning beauty. Recorded between 1959 and 1967 on various historical instruments in Denmark, Sweden and Germany, this recording, described by the performer herself as "the most instinctive" of the three she recorded, benefits from remarkable sound recordings that perfectly showcase the instruments chosen by the great French organist.
Fighting from her youth against the mathematical rigidity with which Bach's music was too often treated, she strove instead to release its vital energy, leaving aside an overly strong dialectic and countering the overly emotional. This great artist was well aware that organ music, and Bach's in particular, had to be modelled on each instrument used, adapting its playing, sound and technique to each occasion. « For each concert I give », she said, « I am obliged to rework each work according to the instrument I have at my disposal.»
Disappeared on February 27, 2013 at the age of eighty-six, Marie-Claire Alain had put an end to her career in 2010 after having given more than 2,500 concerts and recorded 250 discs that still retain their great historical value. (Qobuz / François Hudry)
Record label note : This very first re-release on CD of Marie-Claire Alain’s first complete recording of Bach’s organ works has benefited from meticulous cleaning up of the original tapes. The very color of analog sound is preserved in all its purity. On a few tracks, it proved impossible to remove some minor noise and extraneous sounds that were captured during the recording sessions and which can still be heard. However, these defects are fortunately very few in number and do not detract in any way from the superb audio quality of these newly restored recordings of some exceptional performances. We will dwell on the poetic and perfectly balanced tones of the Varde organ, probably Marie-Claire Alain's favourite.
Marie-Claire Alain plays the following organs (specified in each track) :
— Denmark : Marcussen Organ, St.Jacobs Church, Varde (CDs 1, 2, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15) – Frobenius Organ, St.Nicholas Church, Middelfart (CDs 5, 6) – Marcussen Organ, St. Paul Church, Aarhus (CDs 6, 7, 8) – Marcussen Organ, St. Mary’s Church, Sønderborg (CDs 8, 9) – Marcussen Organ, Christians Church, Sønderborg (CDs 8, 9) – Marcussen Organ, Holmens Church, Copenhagen (CDs 9, 10, 11) – Marcussen Organ, St. Nicholas Church, Aabenraa (CD 13)
— Sweden : Marcussen Organ, St. Mary Church, Helsingborg (CDs 2, 3, 5)
— Germany : Marcussen Organ, St. Peter's Cathedral (Dom), Schleswig (CD 11)
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1961 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Marie-Claire Alain, Organ, MainArtist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1962 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company .
Album review
Reissued for the first time in its entirety and magnificently restored by Christophe Hénault at his Art et Son studio in Annecy from the original soundtracks, this first complete Bach work signed by Marie-Claire Alain is of stunning beauty. Recorded between 1959 and 1967 on various historical instruments in Denmark, Sweden and Germany, this recording, described by the performer herself as "the most instinctive" of the three she recorded, benefits from remarkable sound recordings that perfectly showcase the instruments chosen by the great French organist.
Fighting from her youth against the mathematical rigidity with which Bach's music was too often treated, she strove instead to release its vital energy, leaving aside an overly strong dialectic and countering the overly emotional. This great artist was well aware that organ music, and Bach's in particular, had to be modelled on each instrument used, adapting its playing, sound and technique to each occasion. « For each concert I give », she said, « I am obliged to rework each work according to the instrument I have at my disposal.»
Disappeared on February 27, 2013 at the age of eighty-six, Marie-Claire Alain had put an end to her career in 2010 after having given more than 2,500 concerts and recorded 250 discs that still retain their great historical value. (Qobuz / François Hudry)
Record label note : This very first re-release on CD of Marie-Claire Alain’s first complete recording of Bach’s organ works has benefited from meticulous cleaning up of the original tapes. The very color of analog sound is preserved in all its purity. On a few tracks, it proved impossible to remove some minor noise and extraneous sounds that were captured during the recording sessions and which can still be heard. However, these defects are fortunately very few in number and do not detract in any way from the superb audio quality of these newly restored recordings of some exceptional performances. We will dwell on the poetic and perfectly balanced tones of the Varde organ, probably Marie-Claire Alain's favourite.
Marie-Claire Alain plays the following organs (specified in each track) :
— Denmark : Marcussen Organ, St.Jacobs Church, Varde (CDs 1, 2, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15) – Frobenius Organ, St.Nicholas Church, Middelfart (CDs 5, 6) – Marcussen Organ, St. Paul Church, Aarhus (CDs 6, 7, 8) – Marcussen Organ, St. Mary’s Church, Sønderborg (CDs 8, 9) – Marcussen Organ, Christians Church, Sønderborg (CDs 8, 9) – Marcussen Organ, Holmens Church, Copenhagen (CDs 9, 10, 11) – Marcussen Organ, St. Nicholas Church, Aabenraa (CD 13)
— Sweden : Marcussen Organ, St. Mary Church, Helsingborg (CDs 2, 3, 5)
— Germany : Marcussen Organ, St. Peter's Cathedral (Dom), Schleswig (CD 11)
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 379 track(s)
- Total length: 19:08:20
- Main artists: Marie-Claire Alain
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1960-1967 Erato Disques, a Warner Music UK Division. Remastered (p) 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
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