Maurice Durufle
Edward Theodore plays Durufe's complete organ music on the magnificent organ at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne.
A pupil of Maurice Durufle, Sydney-based organist Edward Theodore has recorded the complete organ works of the renowned French composer and organist on the magnificent organ at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne. The collection of six works assembled here include the highly praised Prelude, Adagio and Choral Variations on the theme of the 'Veni Creator', Op. 4.
Artists
George Fincham
Organbuilder (1828-1910). Born in the UK in 1828 George Fincham moved to Melbourne in the 1850s. He is considered to be the father of the Australian organ building industry. The firm he started was still in operation until the late 1990s.
Edward Theodore
Organist, Edward Theodore has performed throughout the world and recorded widely. He currently resides in Sydney, where he is organ and pianoforte tutor at Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School, The Scots College and St Ignatius College, Riverview.
Press quotes
“His playing is technically assured and musically refined throughout ... The recording is excellent.”
— Harold Fabrikant, Victorian Organ Journal
“Theodore is well qualified to communicate the composer's distinctive and powerful imagination ...”
— New Classics, UK
“In the discs rendering of complex organ timbres and in the planning, performance and documentation of the project this CD can hold its own anywhere.”
— Sydney Morning Herald
“Edward Theodore ... brings to this disc a prodigious technique, always impeccably applied ... the pleasure of a distinguished interpreter, great music and a living acoustic.”
— Robert Boughen, Sydney Organ Journal
“stunning playing by a former pupil of the master himself ... the organ sounds fine”
— Bruce Steele, Organo Pleno
Audio preview
Track Listing
- Fugue on the Theme of the Carillon at Soissons Cathedral, Op. 12 Maurice Durufle 3:35
- Prélude 7:37
- Lento quasi recitativo :54
- Adagio 7:12
- Chorale with Variations 8:15
- Scherzo Op. 2 Maurice Durufle 6:39
- Prélude 6:47
- Fugue 5:44
- Introit for the Feast of the Epiphany Maurice Durufle 2:38
- Prélude on the Introit for the Feast of the Epiphany Maurice Durufle 2:27
- Prélude 8:47
- Sicilienne 6:32
- Toccata 8:30
Prélude, Adagio and Chorale Variations on the Theme of the "Veni Creator', Op. 4 Maurice Durufle
Prélude and Fugue on the Name "Alain", Op. 7 Maurice Durufle
Suite Op. 5 Maurice Durufle
Composer
Availability
Maurice Durufle can be purchased online through Buywell Just Classical or the Australian Music Centre who both offer secure online ordering.
This title is also available in (or can be ordered through) many fine music retailers across Australia, including Thomas’, Discurio and Readings.
