Friedhelm Flamme was awarded the Internet Classical Award in 2004 for his complete recording of the works of M. Duruflé.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fauchard's music is deeply rooted in the Classical-Romantic sphere, with Louis Vierne, his teacher, serving as a significant role model for his themes and formal details.
Composer Biography
Auguste Fauchard, the composer, was ordained a priest in 1903 and later became church music director and titular organist of Laval Cathedral.
Composer Biography
Auguste Fauchard was a student of prominent French organists and composers, including Alexandre Guilmant, Charles-Marie Widor, Vincent d'Indy, André Marchal, and Louis Vierne.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fauchard's Third and Fourth Symphonies are notably characterized by an overt, naive Catholicism, which contrasts with Olivier Messiaen's more intellectual approach to faith.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Auguste Fauchard's organ works, especially his four symphonies, are considered to have been largely forgotten, mainly due to the idiom of his musical language.
Performer Biography
Friedhelm Flamme, the organist on this album, has an extensive discography, including complete recordings of organ works by C. Nielsen and W.F. Bach.
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