August 2015

Pedaling the French: 

A ‘Tour de France’ of Revival Harpsichordists 1888–1939

Blessed with a natural environment of stunning, rugged beauty and a culture rich in poetic expression, Norway is also celebrated for its musical heritage. A country that could produce a composer of the stature of Edvard Grieg can also claim composers who have made a significant contribution to the repertoire for the organ.

This article was delivered as a lecture for the Midwinter Pipe Organ Conclave on January 19, 2015, in La Grange, Illinois. The research for this project provides a history of a number of pipe organs in the village, but not all. For instance, organs in residences and theaters are not surveyed. This article will be continued in future issues of The Diapason.

The influence of César Franck’s Trois Chorals on the works of early twentieth-century French composers was not significant.

Nunc Dimittis

Total Makeovers

Randall Dyer & Associates,

Jefferson City, Tennessee

Austin Organs, 

Hartford, Connecticut

Opus 2344 (1961 and 2014)