L'amour et la mort: Organ Works by Widor, Saint-Saens, Bizet & Faure
8/1/2011, 11 Tracks, 59:20
Featuring
Iveta Apkalna
Charles-Marie Widor
Camille Saint-Saëns
Georges Bizet
Gabriel Fauré
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Compositional Technique
Georges Bizet, when composing incidental music for 'L'Arlésienne', dared to use a solo saxophone for the first time and innovatively mimicked church bells with harp, horn, and plucked strings.
Composition History
The first concert organ in France was installed in the Palais du Trocadéro in 1878, inspiring Charles-Marie Widor to compose three symphonies.
Performer Biography
Iveta Apkalna, a Latvian organist, has achieved celebrity status, a rarity for organists, through her mastery of the instrument.
Performer Biography
Iveta Apkalna was the first organist to be named 'Instrumentalist of the Year' at the German ECHO Klassik awards in 2008.
Performer Biography
Iveta Apkalna has helped to free the organ, often considered the 'queen of all instruments,' from its 'dusty' image.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Charles-Marie Widor was a key figure in the Bach renaissance in France during the late 19th century, spearheading the revival with Albert Schweitzer.
Composer Biography
Charles-Marie Widor's tenure as organist at St. Sulpice in Paris lasted 67 years, earning him the title 'Organiste d'honneur'.
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