The installation of two organs at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception provided an opportunity for Maurice Duruflé and his wife, Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier, to present a joint recital. The works range from the Baroque to the twentieth century and display the organs' versatility in various styles. Duruflé opens his performance with Buxtehude's buoyant Fugue in C, and follows it with a subdued rendition of Bach's chorale prelude on "Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf." Duruflé's arrangement of Handel's ...
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The installation of two organs at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception provided an opportunity for Maurice Duruflé and his wife, Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier, to present a joint recital. The works range from the Baroque to the twentieth century and display the organs' versatility in various styles. Duruflé opens his performance with Buxtehude's buoyant Fugue in C, and follows it with a subdued rendition of Bach's chorale prelude on "Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf." Duruflé's arrangement of Handel's organ concerto in A is the centerpiece of the concert, using both the Great and the Chancel organs. Separated by a distance of 300 feet, the Duruflés coordinate their playing through headphones and successfully circumvent the time lag between instruments. Schumann's whimsical Canon concludes their portion of the program. In Tournemire's Chorale Improvisation on "Victimae Paschali," Duruflé's wife used a registration featuring the Pontifical Trumpet, a penetrating reed sound that is...
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Charles Tournemire; Dietrich Buxtehude; George Frederick Handel; Johann Sebastian Bach; Maurice Duruflé; Robert Schumann. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.