Charles KOECHLIN (1867-1950)

 

Works for Choir and Organ

 

L’Abbaye, Op.16: Suite religieuse for choir & organ

Choral, Op. 98a

3 Sonatines for Organ, Op.107

Choral in F minor, Op.90b.

 

Jean Galard (organ of the church of St. Médard, Paris),

Ensemble Vocal Français dir. Gilbert Martin-Bouyer.

 

Some real rarities here, none of them previously recorded, by the widely-admired French composer Charles Koechlin, whose ‘oeuvre’ extends from pieces based on Kipling and the film world (his ‘Seven Stars’ symphony is not to do with astronomy – among the ‘stars’ are Greta Garbo and Charlie Chaplin!) to deeply-felt, almost trance-like, sacred works such as the 35-minute ‘L’Abbaye’.  A fascinating discovery, well worth hearing.

 

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