The transcriptions on this album employ various techniques, such as distributing quartet dialogues between keyboards, dynamic and structural registration, and octave doubling for polyphonic clarity.
Interpretation
The album features transcriptions of major chamber and symphonic works from the post-romantic and modern periods, adapted for the organ by Sophie Rétaux.
Performer Biography
Sophie Rétaux won a First Prize at the International Organ Competition Nijmegen (Netherlands) in 1992 and a Second Prize at the International Organ Competition Toulouse (France) in 1996.
Instruments
The recording features the Cavaillé-Coll Organ of Saint-Omer Cathedral, a model of sonic refinement and splendour, built by the famous organ-builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in August 2017 at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer, using DPA and Sennheiser microphones with RME preamps.
Performer Biography
Sophie Rétaux, the organist on this album, is the titular organist of the Aristide Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer, France.
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