Thierry Mechler, the organist, was the titular organist of the great organ of the Cathedral Primatial Saint-Jean in Lyon from 1991 to 1999.
Performer Biography
Thierry Mechler, the organist, studied with renowned organist Marie-Claire Alain in Paris, where he won a gold medal and a first prize of excellence.
Composer's Artistic Vision
J.S. Bach, the composer, incorporated numerical symbolism into his music, where numbers like 14 (Bach) and 41 (J.S. Bach) held significance.
Performer Biography
Thierry Mechler, the organist on this recording, won first prize with highest congratulations at the 'Concours International de Paris' in 1981.
Composer's Artistic Vision
J.S. Bach, the composer, used a "dictionary" of symbolic leitmotifs in his musical language, such as an augmented fourth for death or repeated notes for Divine law.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in 1991 at the 'Mariä Himmelfahrt' Church in Roggenburg, Ulm, Germany.
Performer Biography
Thierry Mechler, the organist, performed the entire works of J.S. Bach in a series of twelve recitals in 1995.
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