Raven has released a 2-CD set /Organ Musique - Musik - Muziek 1530–1660, played by Aude Heurtematte on a 3-manual organ built in 2010 by Orgues Dominique Thomas of Stavelot, Belgium. The new organ represents the style of organs built in France ca. 1630, expanded to 14 notes per octave and a 37-note pedal keyboard to widen the repertoire that can be played on its meantone temperament.
The Continental program of includes composers Eustache Du Caurroy, Pierre Attaingnant, Jean Titelouze, Louis Couperin, Hieronymus Praetorius, Hans Leo Hassler, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Samuel Scheidt, and Franz Tunder. The organ is located in Champcueil, 35 miles south of Paris, at the Church of the Assumption.
Raven OAR-165, 2 CDs for the Price of One, $15.98 postpaid in the US from RavenCD.com
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