Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Dariia Lytvishko has played in over 40 benefit concerts, raising almost 70,000 euros for aid organizations.
Composition History
Maurice Ravel's Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin was dedicated to his comrades who died in the First World War, with the word 'Tombeau' referring to a funeral piece in French Baroque music.
Performer Biography
Dariia Lytvishko, the organist on this album, has performed at Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral in London, the Pantheon in Rome, and major organ festivals across Europe.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded on the Grenzing organ in the Bauernkirche Iserlohn, Germany, which was donated by Gustav Pütter.
Composer Biography
Louis Vierne, a composer featured on this album, was born almost blind and wrote his last compositions in Braille due to returning visual impairment in old age.
Instruments
The Grenzing organ used for this recording has 2272 pipes, weighs 14.5 tonnes, and its largest pipe measures 560 cm.
Composer Biography
Louis Vierne, another composer on this album, died at the organ console of Notre Dame on June 2, 1937, directly after playing the final chord of a concert.
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