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Track(s) taken from SIGCD167

Suite gothique, Op 25

composer
1985

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: 15 minutes 55 seconds
 

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
The Suite Gothique is the most well-known of Boëllmann’s works. It is made up four movements: ‘Introduction—Chorale’, ‘Menuet Gothique’, ‘Prière à Notre-Dame’ and ‘Toccata’, the latter two of which are often performed as pieces in their own right. The short but imposing ‘Introduction’ states an original chorale theme, with each bold phrase being subject to an echo, a trait that is reversed in the sprightly and more extensive ‘Menuet Gothique’. The mood changes completely for the pious and lyrical ‘Prière à Notre-Dame’, which introduces an assuring sense of calm. The calm is irreparably interrupted by the moto perpetuo of the closing ‘Toccata’, which grows organically yet unremittingly towards a monumental climax and resolution.

from notes by Adam Binks © 2009

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