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César Franck:
Les Douze Grandes Pièces pour orgue
The Twelve Pieces for Organ
(Volume 1) 2 CD Set


Pierre Grandmaison, Orgue Casavant, Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal

ACD2 2573

The Twelve Pieces for Organ of César Franck is a definitive collection of the composer's works for organ, performed by the Montreal-based organist and composer Pierre Grandmaison, himself a protégé of Maurice Duruflé.   Franck's extraordinary compositions revolutionized the organ repertoire and laid the foundations for future composers, including Widor, Vierne, Tournemire and Dupré.
DISQUE 1

      Trois Pièces (1878)     30:05
  1 : Fantasie en la majeur     14:20
  2 : Cantabile     6:49
  3 : Pièce héroïque     8:56

  4 : Premier Choral (1890)     15:38

DISQUE II

  5 : Deuxième Choral (1890)     15:04

      Six Pièces (1859-1862)     37:20
  6 : Pastorale, op. 19     9:28
  7 : Prière, op. 20     14:56
  8 : Final, op. 21     12:56


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