As grand, majestic and almost overwhelming the power and glory of an organ can be, it is really comforting to listen to pieces such as this. To have such a beautiful and simple melody surrounded by the soft and warm underlying chords is wonderful.
Maurice Duruflé is one of my preferred (should I say beloved?) organ composer, so as Percy Whitlock and J. S. Bach. Let me say your performance of this beautiful piece of music, on this stunning instrument, has been really great.
Exquisitely beautiful rendition, thank you so much! Duruflé is absolutely my favourite composer - which is a very strong statement, as I'm not usually one for favourites in general. I'm learning this achingly gorgeous piece at the moment (my sight reading is poor so although it's fairly simple to play, learning anything takes me an age). Your playing of it is a real inspiration - just the right feeling and langour (most performances of his small organ pieces seem too fast to me, rushing over the delicious harmonic progressions) - supple, but with the necessary rigour too. Bravo! I'm almost driven to distraction over the existence of your manuscript. Oh, for a copy!!!
A lovely and beautiful piece of music. 0pening like a bouquet of flowers and fading in meditations. Masterfully played, like always. Thank you for this jewel gem of arts.
A beautiful way of seeing into a composer’s harmonic mindset with this quasi-chorale. With such luscious sounds from the Flute Céleste too, this was a fantastic performance!
Could not agree more, does this still have anything to do with music? I always thought musicians were trained to make music ... and leave the talking to politicians 😀
I just want to say thank you for introducing me to the incredible world of organ music; Alessio Corti's compete Bach organ works got me through this year, which I only downloaded after watching your rendition of the Toccata & Fugue in D minor. I look forward to immersing myself in Duruflé since this song really is incredibly beautiful.
I just discovered this RU-vid video by accident. Been a Durufle enthusiast for decades; love his organ music (especially the Alain prelude and fugue, and the Veni Creator), as as a very amateur choral singer, taken part in a couple of performances of the Requiem. This tiny short piece is a jewel. Has it been actually published? And how many other hidden Durufle pieces might there be that nobody knows about?
There was a chest full of unpublished works by Duruflé in his study. After his death, Madame D was tempted to have a number of these works made public, but Maurice, ever the perfectionist, had kept them secret for a reason. This is one of those pieces. It has been “officially” published under different names (Chant Donné) and indifferent arrangements. This manuscript version “fell into my hands” years ago!
This has been published by Durand & Fils in the meantime so there is not much mystery left about it, you seem to be playing it quite a bit more slowly than French organists who recorded it and who (if it were alone for being French and residing in Paris, where Duruflé resided as well) were well informed about this piece and about how it should be played ... However, your sources may be better than all of theirs! Moreover, you may be right in your opinion that first drafts of Duruflé´s works are preferable to the later versions he so painstakingly produced ... Taking that into consideration, I suggest you arrange the publication of all first versions of Duruflé´s works and arrange for them to replace all later versions approved by the master himself.
I love the Durufle requiem. The broadcast choir I was lucky to to be a member of in Manchester many years ago , performed it frequently. This piece is new to me. Ausgezeichnet. Danke schoen.
very nice organ, this is really quite a lovely piece that even a "servicable" (pun intended) organist like myself could perhaps pull off. Sehr schoen, vielen danken!
@FraserGartshore At the beginning you play an F instead of G for the second note in the melody (right hand). Should we assume that was intentional? That is how it was notated originally? When the melody repeats later you play a G.
I am playing from my arrangement of the handwritten score by the composer, given to me by his late wife. It is indeed intentional. The publicised version of the piece has been edited differently. In conversation with many French organists, including Pierre Pincemaille who knew Duruflé well, we agreed that the handwritten original must be adhered to.
I've been obsessed with Durufle's requiem lately and the organ part from that requiem is just absolutely beautiful, i just had to listen to his other organ works.
Thank you Fraser, for this beautiful piece. Durufle is one of my favorite composers, and I'm very happy that you made a very nice video about his music. Looking forward for your next video.
Thank you Fraser. Durufle is also one of my favourite composers. I've never come across this piece in any of my "Durufle Organ Music" CD's. You played it beautifully. The only score I can find available for purchase is entitled "Chant Donne En Hommage A Jean Gallon" Arranged by Antony Baldwin. Can't view it but would it be broadly similar to your score?
That's the same piece - a slightly different arrangement though. I will get round to putting "my" version to paper one of these days. I'll have to check if I can get it officially published.
It's my registration. Duruflé's manuscript in a simple sketch on 2 staves with no indication of whether the piece is even for organ - he may have intended it to be a simple piano piece!
@@FraserGartshore I've been thinking about this further. A piano, to my mind would be too percussive, unless the piece was treated like a Debussy, with lots of sustain pedal. No, you got it just right.
Years ago I thought so myself - this piece could be the most beautiful piece of organ music! But lately I've also been listening to some Tariverdiev, which I also love!
The word 'Luscious' really does sum up the sounds from this organ for this beautiful short piece doesn't it. You are so lucky (and honoured, Fraser?) to have access to what I am now thinking will surely become your own answer to Richard's Rotterdam and I look forward to hearing more 'Marienstatt Lusciousness' over the next few weeks/months. Thank you, again, Fraser. T.
Hallo Fraser, gibt es deine schönen Videos jetzt nur noch in englisch??? Das wäre sehr schade, ich tue mich schon ein bißchen schwer damit. Ich kann zwar ein bißchen englisch, aber es ist sehr anstrengend zuzuhören und ich verstehe auch nicht alles.
Sir, is it possible to buy a copy of this gorgeous pice of music in its original form as you have it? Thank you so much. You play it so well. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Yes, Frazer, I completel agree with you about Duruflé's music. It's all wonderfully well-crafted and emotionally touching, and this simple "Hommage" is certainly all these things. (It's funny: I just felt/assumed that he would end this in the MAJOR key - but, after all, he WAS French. 😄) Thank you for sharing it with us. ❤️
Hallo Fraser Gartshore, da ich mir eine Mitgliedschaft finanziell nicht leisten kann, wäre es gut, wenn die Videos auch auf Deutsch sind, da ich kein Englisch verstehe 😊 Liebe Grüße und schönen Abend
