 This is the first commercially released recording by an American woman organist on the landmark instrument at L'Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite, Paris. Faythe Freese, internationally renowned concert organist, performs an all-French program consisting of music by composers who have either a connection with the organ or with each other. The program includes a recording premiere of To Call My True Love to My Dance, a work composed for Faythe Freese by Naji Hakim, organist of L'Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite from 1993-2008. Additional works include those of Guilmant, Langlais, Messiaen, and Tournemire. This is the first recording of a work by Alexandre Guilmant on the organ at L'Eglise de la Sainte-Trinite, which is significant since Guilmant was the organist at Sainte-Trinite for thirty years. An extensive booklet contains a lengthy article about the organ and a short biographical essay on the artist, plus numerous photographs. The recording was made for JAV in the summer of 2008 by the noted recording engineer Christoph Martin Frommen. HAKIM:To Call My True Love to My Dance (2008) GUILMANT: Caprice from Pieces dans different styles, Op. 20 LANGLAIS: IV.Chant heroique, II.Chant de paix,III.Chant de joie from Neuf Pieces MESSIAEN: Offrande au Saint Sacrement MESSIAEN: Monodie TOURNEMIRE: L Orgue Mystique XXV: In Festo Pentecostes, Op. 56  |
