Boëllmann: Organ Music

While no organist’s music bench would be respectable without dog-eared copies of the Suite gothique (especially its concluding, Toccata, no mere knock-off of Widor’s showier counterpart) and C minor Toccata, there are vanishingly few albums dedicated to the organ music of Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897), making this Brilliant Classics reissue of Piet van der Steen’s album all the more enticing a proposition to organ buffs.
Composer: Léon Boëllmann
Artists: Piet van der Steen (organ)
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A short-lived contemporary of Louis Vierne, Boëllmann composed in most classical genres, notably chamber music, but it is his output for organ that has assured him immortality, for its hand-in-glove harmony with the instruments of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll that represented the high-point of French organ building in the Gothic style, never knowingly underequipped. Boëllmann wrote accordingly, to take advantage of the new French organs with their prodigious array of registral colours and dynamic variation.
Tracklist:
0:00:00 Fantaisie in A Major
12 pièces pour orgue, Op. 16:
0:11:03 I. Prélude
0:15:17 II. Fugue
0:19:26 IV. Intermezzo
0:24:10 XI. Adagietto
0:28:15 V. Carillon
Deuxième suite pour orgue, Op. 27:
0:32:05 I. Prélude pastoral
0:37:11 II. Allegretto con moto
0:40:57 III. Andantino
0:44:56 IV. Final
Heures mystiques, Opp. 29-30:
0:50:45 I. Entrée in E-Flat Major
0:53:11 II. Offertoire in G Major
0:58:05 III. Sortie in D Minor
Suite gothique in C Minor, Op. 25:
1:01:16 I. Introduction - Choral
1:03:23 II. Menuet gothique
1:06:36 III. Prière à Notre Dame
1:12:23 IV. Toccata
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Tracklist: 0:00:00 Fantaisie in A Major 12 pièces pour orgue, Op. 16: 0:11:03 I. Prélude 0:15:17 II. Fugue 0:19:26 IV. Intermezzo 0:24:10 XI. Adagietto 0:28:15 V. Carillon Deuxième suite pour orgue, Op. 27: 0:32:05 I. Prélude pastoral 0:37:11 II. Allegretto con moto 0:40:57 III. Andantino 0:44:56 IV. Final Heures mystiques, Opp. 29-30: 0:50:45 I. Entrée in E-Flat Major 0:53:11 II. Offertoire in G Major 0:58:05 III. Sortie in D Minor Suite gothique in C Minor, Op. 25: 1:01:16 I. Introduction - Choral 1:03:23 II. Menuet gothique 1:06:36 III. Prière à Notre Dame 1:12:23 IV. Toccata

[@stevenmonrotus8122]

FINALLY !! Someone who plays the 16th notes in the pedal theme of the Op. 25 Toccata at their correct value ! These are 16th notes people ! NOT 8th notes ! They are written as the composer meant them to move -- at a very fast clip, extremely fast in fact but still discernable passing tones between the C's, Eb's, and Gb's which form, harmonically as the ear senses it, a diminished 7th triad on C. This, all by itself, is a very refreshing and instructive recording of which all who play the organ should take note. Thank you very much Sir for the very fine performances on this album !

[@JaKeelJyba]

🤓

[@weathermarket3696]

Organ sound is my favorite 🤩 thank you

[@BrilliantClassics]

You're welcome!

[@lexz6116]

Magnífico!!! es tan bello y me hace pensar en cosas más "elevadas". Gracias Brilliant.

[@douglasdickerson5184]

Wonderful music.

[@MenelionFR]

Majestic! Thank you so much!

[@miguelrivera1942]

Excelente.

[@hatsumomo4307]

Fantastic! Thank you so much

[@matthewrouth7933]

Magical music

[@luciasona2231]

Grazie! Bellissimo concerto! L'organo è uno strumento straordinario ma quanto è difficile suonarlo...

[@rasohatskiy_andriy.]

Excellent!!!!!!!

[@parmuara]

I love the sound 👍👍👍

[@litoboy5]

GREAT

[@hannawagenknecht6378]

Im Kirchenraum,da höre ich diese Musik auch gern,dieses Spiel ? Auch wunderbar,danke

[@jakeallinson]

I'm so pleased someone has uploaded Boëlmann's other organ works. There's a lot of that irreverent lyrical Gigout style in them that I hadn't previously appreciated. Many thanks.

[@jakeallinson]

According to Wiki, Gigout adopted the younger Boëlmann, which explains a lot 😂

[@zeora8590]

Boellmans*

[@liumilic]

🙏

[@johanbrand8601]

Thank you!

[@BrilliantClassics]

You're welcome!

[@claudiomenesesc]

Brilliant and completely unknown to me. Thanks for sharing.

[@BrilliantClassics]

No Problem Claudio!

[@williammitchell1864]

Bellman's Toccata (Sweet Gothique) is a great piece!

[@leedshunk]

Boëllman Suite

[@MrPianoMatt12]

this is good stuff! anyone have any other good organ music recommendations?

[@BrilliantClassics]

We actually have two playlists with only organ music on KZbin. This one: kzbin.info/aero/PL_qM1lclHDwXy-To5GNL1PpBM1QyKhGIb and this one: kzbin.info/aero/PL_qM1lclHDwVGenlS-m--0W51Oai3P5xE. There is some overlap, but there still a lot of hours of beautiful organ music!

[@user-is8rk5jc3w]

Да, тяжёленькая музыка! И лиш Токата огненная. Кто ж этот Бёльман? Он, что, Стрелок был? Бо стреляет, как пулемётчик: сразу аж 120 акордов. Я думаю, он Львёнок. Только с Четвёркой-Ураном. Иначе было бы всё радостней.

[@EGM777]

Thank you! I had to consult Wikipedia, because i did not know Léon Boëllman. →de.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Bo%C3%ABllmann

[@davebarclay4429]

What a delight to hear music by Boellmann that isn't the Suite Gothique, a work I've never much cared for. I sometimes wonder if Boellmann has suffered relative neglect because so much of his music is composed "pour orgue ou harmonium" perhaps leading some players to consider it isn't "real" organ music. Whatever the reason, this is a wonderful selection and big thanks to Brilliant Classics for making it available.

[@darkgreenambulance]

Indeed - very profound compositions. I haven`t heard anything quite like this. Another composer I have recently become aware of, (I`m a violinist), is Vierne. Again, some very unusual and soul stirring music. I really love both of these composers - and I`m sure there are many more for me to discover. I am always mindful, staggered, as well, by the amount of engineering combined with musical knowledge and work in building these beautiful giants of music reproduction through the keyboard/s. One could go on forever --- but I think Bev ought to stop here. Sorry for the length of my verbal output.

[@davebarclay4429]

@@darkgreenambulance There are many wonderful French organist/composers to explore. Here's a few to start you off - César Franck (OK he was Belgian but he worked in France), Théodore Dubois, Alexandre Guilmant and Charles-Marie Widor. Camille Saint-Saens was a fine organist and composed some excellent music for the instrument. In more recent years we have Jehan Alain, Olivier Messiaen, Marcel Dupré, Jean Langlais and Maurice Duruflé. Duruflé's "Prelude and Fugue on the name Alain" is one of the greatest pieces of organ music not composed by Bach. In choral music Duruflé's Requiem is gorgeous beyond words and at least as fine as the better known work by Fauré.

[@darkgreenambulance]

@@davebarclay4429 Many thanks, Dave for your reply. Sorry for the delay in acknowledging it - probably my listening to a lot of 1920/30s dance bands!! I do indeed enjoy Cesar Franck`s organ music, notably the Prelude and Fugue in E flat, as an example. Perhaps you could comment on three pieces by Vierne, when you have a few minutes to listen/refresh your memory. They are all from his organ symphonies. Symph. 1 :Allegro Vivace. Symph. 5: Scherzo. Symph. 6: Scherzo again. All magical movements - the Allegro Vivace particularly profound to my mind. All the best - and thanks. Bev.

[@birdandthe]

jumping from about 4 mins ?

[@richarde1294]

Faute dans le titre: Il y a deux "l" à Boëllmann!

[@marcelcharbonnier297]

Vous vouliez sans doute écrire : Il y a deux "n" 😉.

[@richarde1294]

@@marcelcharbonnier297 il y a 2 "l" et 2 "n"

[@marcelcharbonnier297]

@@richarde1294 Certes, mais sur la photo en titre, les 2 "L" figurent bien.

[@richarde1294]

@@marcelcharbonnier297 Oui mais pas dans le sous titre de la vidéo)