The organ used for this recording is the Casavant organ from 1927, which was rebuilt and revoiced by Guilbault-Thérien in 1985, and features 70 stops with electro-pneumatic action.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Basilique Notre-Dame de Québec on November 4-5, 1996.
Composer Biography
Denis Bédard, the organist and composer on this album, was born in Quebec City in 1950 and received first class honors in organ, harpsichord, chamber music, counterpoint, and fugue from the Quebec Conservatory of Music.
Recording & Production
All the works on this album are published by Éditions Cheldar, a company founded by Denis Bédard and his wife Rachel Alflatt in 1993 to disseminate his organ and choral music.
Composer Biography
Denis Bédard has composed over 150 works, which have been performed in more than 25 countries and have been published and recorded on CD.
