Fugue sur le nom d'Alain (Maurice Duruflé)

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Anna Myeong plays Fugue part of this music (Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain) by Maurice Duruflé at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco.

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Music

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• Duruflé
• Durufle
• Fugue
• Alain
• Grace
• Cathedral
• Anna
• Myeong

[Chesterbarnes1]

Always tell us the name of the organ its ranks, and the location of the church, or place. Please...thank you we enjoyed!!!

[kimm0130]

This organ is the Alexander Memorial Organ in Grace Cathedral, San Francisco (built by the Æolian-Skinner Company in 1934). It has 125 ranks and 7,466 pipes in seven divisions.

[axc1989]

This has been my favourite piece of music for over thirty years - and I think this is the most powerful rendition I have heard. The instrument is not the best but it's the interpretation that counts - you manage to keep the gradual build-up of emotion, a bitter-sweet mixture of grief and celebration, going right to the end.

[2468HOTROD]

What a beautiful piece of music for someone to compose and write in honor and remembrance of another human being. Awesome, to say the least!

[MrOrgelbau]

Note perfect, so much so the performer is too afraid to make her own registration changes. Put more emotion in your playing!!

[fanny0820]

j'aime votre crescendo et votre solo 16*29

[willowthebored]

Excellent rendition. Very well-paced and uniquely expressive, this rendition manages to perfectly convey that particular flavor of mourning and respect that I think Durufle very obviously intended to give his listeners. I won't comment on the registration, since I think it's fair to say with a recording this poor it's rather hard to tell what they are; all faults are the recording device's, not the instrument. The console nameplate should speak for the quality of worksmanship.

[codeman2008]

And it's nice to know that they're currently mid way through a restoration project which will have the acoustics improved and additions from the 1950s will be made to blend better with the original 1934 part of the organ. Wonderful news!

[codeman2008]

It's my favorite piece too! I'm so glad somebody shares my love for this incredible piece of music!

[dboylogan]

To those who responded that it's not such a great organ but a great performance: you are sadly hearing a very poor quality recording of a simply magnificent organ played by a very talented musician. I would love to see your face had you actually been in the building while this was played. Grace Cathedral is a place with an instrument that can change your soul. Kudos to the performer!

[miauw777]

How durufle must have feel this lost of a great talented collegue. His music shares with us his great affection and love of a spoiled life who could bring us so much. Horrible organ, but love the energy and the effort!

[cordenuit74]

Very very expressive! thank You so much!!!!