'Orchestrating at the organ' - Marcel DuprÃ©, one of the legendary personalities in the hall of fame of organ virtuosos, gave birth to this idea. And when twentieth-century virtuosos were underwhelmed by the 88 keys and three pedals that had been used by Franz Liszt, they needed a real cockpit. The console that DuprÃ© created at his four-manual private organ in 1943 makes even captain Nemo's imaginary console in Walt Disney's Nautilus (20000 Leagues under the Sea) look rather minimal. The young German organist Tobias Frank presents a kaleidoscopic programme that overflows with energy and features transcriptions by prominent figures of the French organ tradition, recorded at the luxuriously furnished four-manual organ at the Philharmonie Luxembourg (Karl Schuke organ builders, Berlin). Among other works, the album includes Marcel DuprÃ©'s transcriptions of Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Sinfonia' from the cantata 'Wir danken dir Gott, wir danken dir', of Alexander Borodin's 'Dans les steppes de l'Asie centrale', and Jean-Paul Imbert's 'Montagues et Capulets' from Sergei Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet'. At times profound and magnificently opulent, at others sensitive and restrained: a spell-binding experience!

Tracklist:

Wir Danken Dir, Gott, Wir Danken Dir, Bwv 29: Sinfonia In D Major (Arr. M. Dupre For Organ)
Flute Sonata In E-Flat Major, Bwv 1031: II. Siciliano (Arr. L. Vierne For Organ)
6 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 35: Prelude No. 6 In B-Flat Major (Arr. M. Dupré For Organ)
L'apprenti Sorcier (Arr. M. Dupré For Organ)
Pelleas Et Melisande, Op. 80 (Arr. L. Robilliard For Organ): II. Fileuse
Pelleas Et Melisande, Op. 80 (Arr. L. Robilliard For Organ): III. Sicilienne
In The Steppes Of Central Asia (Arr. M. Dupré For Organ)
Romeo & Juliet, Op. 64: The Montagues And The Capulets (Arr. J. Imbert For Organ)
2 Arabesques, L. 66 (Arr. L. Roques): No. 1 In E Major
2 Arabesques, L. 66 (Arr. L. Roques): No. 2 In G Major
Variations On Bach's "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" & Crucifixus From The Mass In B Minor (Arr. M. Dupr&eacut

UPC: 4037408061537
Label: Rondeau
Release Date: 4.6.18
Format: CD

J Bach S / Frank - Transcriptions Francaises (CD)