Richard Fairhurst Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Hearing an item on 'Front Row' about the Liszt 200th this year reminded me that it's the 100th anniversary of Jehan Alain's birth - just a few weeks away, in fact, on 3rd February. Does anyone know of any recitals or other events to commemorate this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinstanley Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 There is a series on Sunday evenings at St Paul's Cathedral from 27th February http://www.organrecitals.com/1/recitals0.php?venue=stpauls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolsey Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Today marked the centenary of the birth of Jehan Alain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cynic Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Today marked the centenary of the birth of Jehan Alain. Not forgotten in all quarters. I gave them the Durufle Prelude and Fugue yesterday at Ripon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Treloar Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I persuaded Philip Rushforth to play two pieces at yesterday's Chester recital, the Jannequin Variations and Le Jardin Suspendu. A reminder for those that don't know, there's a recital every Thursday at Chester at 1.10, although there is now a charge for admission, unfortunately brought in as the retiring collection was very poor for the number of people attending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsphead Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I haven't found anyone tackling 'Hymne aux memoires heroiques' by Jean-Jacques Grunenwald as part of the Alain celebrations. Indeed I have heard it very infrequently and am not sure why it's been missed off the radar so completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolsey Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 I haven't found anyone tackling 'Hymne aux memoires heroiques' by Jean-Jacques Grunenwald as part of the Alain celebrations. Indeed I have heard it very infrequently and am not sure why it's been missed off the radar so completely. I was inspired to learn it after hearing it being played by the late Allan Wicks on one of the Monday evening organ recitals which BBC Radio 3 broadcast for years; I still have the cassette tape of the programme tucked away somewhere. It's a powerful piece, and one I've enjoyed including in recitals where the instrument and type of audience seemed right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajsphead Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 The same recording inspired me to dig it out. Can't say I still have the old cassette tape it was recorded on though. I'd have to agree about the type of audience and the right programming. It's because of those things that I thought it such a shame not to have found it performed anywhere. Despite its episodic nature I think it hangs together very well and it does have some marvellous moments in it, loud, soft and in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsoff Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 A Brilliant Classics three disc set of Alain's complete works is now available at budget price. I don't know upon which instrument(s) they were recorded but at this price must be worth having. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heva Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 A Brilliant Classics three disc set of Alain's complete works is now available at budget price. I don't know upon which instrument(s) they were recorded but at this price must be worth having. from www.jbrobin.com: Organs of: -> Saint-Etienne-du-Mont church in Paris (Cavaillé-Coll and Beuchet Debierre) -> Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile church in Paris (Bernard Aubertin) -> Sainte-Radegonde church in Poitiers. Bonus recordings: Organ of the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal (OH, USA) and Synagogue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth in Paris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsoff Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Thank you heva. Worth every penny and more for the Aubertin organ alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonadkins Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Thomas Trotter is giving a recital devoted to JA on 31 October this year at Symphony Hall, Birmingham at 1pm: Deux Fantaisies Fantasmagorie Prelude pour l'office de Complies Suite Jannequin variations Deux danses a Agni Yavishta Litanies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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