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Track(s) taken from SIGCD167

Fantasie und Fuge über den Choral Ad nos, ad salutarem undam, S259

composer
1850; based on a theme from Meyerbeer's Le prophète of 1849; No 4 of Illustrations du Prophète, S414

Joseph Nolan (organ)
Recording details: September 2007
Saint Suplice, Paris, France
Produced by Adrian Peacock
Engineered by Andrew Mellor & Andrew Riches
Release date: June 2009
Total duration: 31 minutes 8 seconds
 

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Reviews

'A brilliantly played Romantic recital on an oft-recorded organ … with its 101 stops spread over five manuals this organ offers an incredibly rich palette of sounds he greatest revelations on the disc are the linked pair of pieces by Thalben-Ball … the Poema floats exquisitely and atmospherically preparing the ear for the distinctly Francophile and sparkling flavours of the Toccata Beorma' (Gramophone)

'The five manual Cavaillé-Coll in St Sulpice is a fine vehicle for the French and German romantic repertoire but a more challenging choice for works by Elgar and Thalben-Ball. Joseph Nolan’s approach … allows the music greater breadth and sensitivity … a very fine performer' (The Organ)» More
With ‘Ad nos’, organ music reached a plateau of heroic maturity on which it was subsequently joined by Liszt’s later works for organ, the massive chorale fantasias and other works of Max Reger (1873–1916), and works of such twentieth-century masters as Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992). From now on, organists were on a par with pianists and conductors; and the grand, C major statement of the chorale with which the work concludes may be taken as a celebration of the organist’s emancipation from the organ-loft and his acceptance as a concert as well as a church performer.

from notes by Relf Clark © 2004

Avec «Ad nos», la musique pour orgue atteignait un sommet de maturité héroïque où allaient ensuite la rejoindre d’autres œuvres ultérieures pour orgue de Liszt, les massives fantaisies-chorals et autres compositions de Max Reger (1873–1916), et des pages de grands maîtres du XXe siècle comme Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992). Dès cet instant, les organistes se trouvèrent placés sur un pied d’égalité avec les pianistes et les chefs d’orchestre. Le grand énoncé en do majeur du choral par lequel cette œuvre prend fin doit être perçu comme une célébration de l’émancipation de l’organiste, libéré de la tribune de l’orgue, et de son acceptation comme concertiste au même titre que musicien d’église.

extrait des notes rédigées par Relf Clark © 2004
Français: Isabelle Battioni

Mit „Ad nos“ erreichte die Orgelmusik ein Plateau heroischer Reife, auf das sich später auch weitere Orgelwerke Liszts, die riesigen Choralfantasien und andere Werke von Max Reger (1873–1916) sowie Werke von Meistern des 20. Jahrhunderts wie etwa Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) begaben. Von nun an konnten sich die Organisten mit Pianisten und Dirigenten messen und die großartige Darbietung des Chorals in C-Dur, mit der das Werk endet, mag als Emanzipationsakt gelten, mit dem sich der Organist von der Orgelempore löst und fortan als Ausführender im Konzert ebenso wie in der Kirche als selbstverständlich gilt.

aus dem Begleittext von Relf Clark © 2004
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel

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