L'Orgue Dom Bedos de Saint-Croix de Bordeaux Gustav Leonhardt

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  • Release Date: 07/20/2004
  • Original Release: 2001
  • Label: ALPHA PRODUCTIONS
  • UPC: 3760014190179

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L'Orgue Dom Bedos de Saint-Croix de Bordeaux

1LISTENMass for the convents, fo
2LISTENMass for the convents, fo
3LISTENMass for the convents, fo
4LISTENMass for the convents, fo
5LISTENMass for the convents, fo
6LISTENMass for the convents, fo
7LISTENMass for the convents, fo
8LISTENWork(s): [Unspecified] Fa
9LISTENChaconne in F major
10LISTENToccata for organ No. 1 i
11LISTENPlein-jeu for organ
12LISTENBasse de cromorne, for or
13LISTENWork(s): [Unspecified] Du
14LISTENRécit & Dialogue for orga
15LISTENVoluntary for organ No. 4
16LISTENVoluntary for organ No. 8
17LISTENVoluntary for organ No. 1
18LISTENToccata for organ No. 5 (

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François de Bedos de Celles (1709-1779), described as a "monk of notable erudition," was also a highly trained and supremely talented builder of organs in eighteenth century France. The greatest of his organs was Dom Bedos, built for the abbey of Saint-Croix in Bordeaux -- a glorious instrument with rich blends and subtle colors, with nuanced balances and stark contrasts, with whispering pianissimos and roaring fortissimos. Leonhardt's chosen program opens with the organ extracts from François Couperin's "Messe propre pour les couvents," deeply devout music that Leonhardt performs with absolute command and complete dedication. The remainder of the program is a collection of works by better- and lesser-known composers, ranging from three "Voluntaries" by John Blow and two "Toccatas" by Georg Muffat to a "Fantasia" by Abraham van den Kerchkoven and a "Chaconne" by Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, but Leonhardt performs all of them with total commitment and rapturous ecstasy. Alpha's sound is once again the omega of recorded sound. James Leonard, All Music Guide

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