Musique française pour orgue French Organ Music Frédéric Champion ACD2 2604 In October 2008, Frédéric Champion won 1st Prize and Audience Prize at the Canadian International Organ Competition in Montréal.   Born in Lyon in 1976, French organist Frédéric Champion has won several prizes and awards for performing organ music from the 16th through the 21st century.   This recording, the initiative of John Grew, artistic director of the Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC), contains celebrated works from the organ repertoire and more contemporary pieces, all by world-renowned French composers (Widor, Saint-Saëns, Duruflé among others).   The first edition of the CIOC, held in 2008, attracted some 60 applications from 17 countries.   Following a pre- selection round, 16 competitors from 11 countries were chosen for the Competition. Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937)   1. Symphonie no 6 op. 42 no 2 (Allegro)     9:32 Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Suite op. 5   2. Prélude     8:54   3. Sicilienne     6:48   4. Toccata     7:54 Thierry Escaich (*1965)   5. Trois Poèmes (Eaux natales)     6:16 Jean-Louis Florentz (1947-2004)   6. Laudes op. 5 (Harpe de Marie)     4:53 Jean-Baptiste Robin (*1976)   7. Regard vers l'Aïr     10:47       Premier enregistrement mondial       Gérard Billaudot Éditeur Jehan Alain (1911-1940)   8. Deuxième Fantaisie, JA 117     6:42 Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)   9. Évocation op. 37 - Allegro deciso    7:29 Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) 10. Poème symphonique op. 40 Danse Macabre     8:55       Transcription pour orgue Frédéric Champion ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879