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About the artist Marie-Claire Alain

The renowned French organist and pedagogue, Marie-Claire Alain, born in 1926 at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, was the youngest child in a family of distinguished musicians. Her father, Albert Alain (1880-1971), a composer and amateur organ builder, had been a pupil of Alexandre Guilmant, Louis Vierne and Fauré. Her sister Odile was a promising soprano and pianist who lost her life early in a mountaineering accident; her older brother, Olivier Alain, was a composer, pianist, and musicologist. At the age of 11 she made her debut in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. She studied with M. Duruflé at the Paris Conservatoire from 1944 until 1950, school-work being augmented by private lessons. During her Conservatoire years, she carried off four Premier Prix. As a performing organist, she is particularly known for performing substantial works entirely from memory. Her exhaustive repertoire includes works by the Baroque masters as well as contemporary scores. Marie-Claire Alain's reputation as a performer and recording artist would be hard to overstate. Her recordings number in the hundreds, many of them for Erato Disaues, and she has recorded the complete works of J.S. Bach three separate times, a singular achievement. She has also recorded the complete works of over a dozen other major composers for the organ, as well as many individual important works. She is the most-recorded organist in the world, with over 260 recordings in her catalogue, several of which have won awards (such as the Sonning Award in 1980 in Denmark). By the 1980's, she had become known as a specialist in 17th and 18th century music, with numerous recordings of works by François Couperin, Nicolas de Grigny, Daquin, Antonio Vivaldi, Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Pachelbel, Georg Frideric Handel, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Haydn, and Mozart - among many others - to her credit. But she has also made distinguished recordings of Romantic repertoire with albums of works by Felix Mendelssohn, César Franck, Franz Liszt, Widor, Vierne, Francis Poulenc, and of her own brother, Jehan Alain, carrying on into the 21st century living traditions extending to the middle of the 19th.

CDs and DVDs featuring the artist Marie-Claire Alain

CATALOGUE NR: CAL9750  (barcode: 0794881860227)
RECORD LABEL: Calliope
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.50

COMPOSER: Albert Alain
TITLE: Organ works
TRACKS: Au grand-orgue : Final en fa mineur op.429 / Andantino en sol majeur op.36 / Aria en re majeur op.425 / Scherzo en mi mineur op.423 / Elegie op.396 / Andantino en ut dièse mineur op.437. A l'orgue de choeur : Toccatina op.373 / Pas trop lent expressif op.345 / Assez lent calme op.357 / Andantino con moto op.347 / Berceuse op.395. Au grand orgue : Carillon sur Lauda Sion op.424 / Carillon de Bougival op.368 / Au temps de Noel op.360 / Largo - Priere op.427 / Andante en si majeur op.306 / Toccata sur Cantemus Domino - Final en sol op.323.
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

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CATALOGUE NR: 8573892442  (barcode: 0685738924424)
RECORD LABEL: Apex
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 25-Jun-2001

COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saens  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 in C minor op.78 'Organ Symphony'. Le Rouet d'Omphale op.31. Danse Macabre op.40 (Saint-Saens). Concerto in G minor for Organ Timpani and String Orchestra (Poulenc).
ORCHESTRA: ORTF National Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Jean Martinon
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564696599  (barcode: 0825646965991)
RECORD LABEL: Warner Maestro
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.95
RELEASE DATE: 07-Apr-2008

COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saens
TITLE: Marie-Claire Alain
TRACKS: Symphony No.2 in A minor op.55. Symphony No.3 in C minor op.78 'Organ'.
ORCHESTRA: Vienna Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Georges Pretre
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

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CATALOGUE NR: 5046655642  (barcode: 5050466556424)
RECORD LABEL: Erato Originals
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 11-May-2009

COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saens
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 in C minor op.78. Le Rouet d'Omphale in A op.31. Danse macabre in G minor op.40.
ORCHESTRA: Orchestre National de L'ORTF
CONDUCTOR: Jean Martinon
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564614282  (barcode: 0825646142828)
RECORD LABEL: Apex
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.50
RELEASE DATE: 25-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Cesar Franck
TITLE: Complete Organ Works
TRACKS: includes : Fantaisie in C major op.16. Grande piece symphonique in F sharp minor op.17. Prelude Fugue et Variation in B minor op.18. Priere in C sharp minor op.20. Fantaisie in A major. Pastorale in E op.19. Final in B flat op.21. Cantabile. Choral No.1 in E major. Choral No.2 in B minor. Choral No.3 in A minor.
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

- Penguin Guide Rosette star

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CATALOGUE NR: 8573892352  (barcode: 0685738923526)
RECORD LABEL: Apex
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 25-Jun-2001

COMPOSER: Charles Gounod  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Messe Chorale (Gounod). Mass op.4 (Saint-Saens).
CONDUCTOR: Michel Corboz
ARTISTS: Lausanne Vocal Ensemble   Marie-Claire Alain   Andre Luy   Alain Clement

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'it is beautifully sung and recorded here under Michel Corboz, with Marie-Claire Alain making a splendid foil for the choir on the magnificent organ of Lausanne Cathedral'

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564603412  (barcode: 0825646034123)
RECORD LABEL: Elatus
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 28-Jul-2003

COMPOSER: Charles Widor
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 in E minor for organ op.13/3. Symphony No.4 in F minor for organ op.13/4. Symphony No.9 in C minor for organ op.70 'Gothic'.
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564622972  (barcode: 0825646229727)
RECORD LABEL: Apex
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.50
RELEASE DATE: 10-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Charles Widor
TITLE: Organ Symphonies
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 in C minor op.13/1 - excerpt. Symphony No.2 op.13/2 - excerpt. Symphony No.3 in E minor op.13/3 - excerpt. Symphony No.4 in F minor op.13/4. Symphony No.5 in F minor op.42/1. Symphony No.6 in C minor op.42/2. Symphony No.9 in C minor op.70 'Gothic'.
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'classic, authoritative performances'

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564692674  (barcode: 0825646926749)
RECORD LABEL: Warner Classics
FORMAT: 5 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 22.49
RELEASE DATE: 13-Jul-2009

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
TITLE: Mendelssohn Edition volume 5
TRACKS: Annie d'Arco - Songs without Words. Marie-Claire Alain - Organ Works : Preludes and Fugues / Sonatas. Trio Fontenay - Piano Trio No.1 in D minor op.49. Piano Trio No.2 in C minor op.66. Eder Quartett / Kreuzberger Streichquartett - Octet in E flat major op.20. Olivier Charlier / Lawrence Foster - Violin Concerto in D minor. Maxim Vengerov - Violin Sonata in F major.
ARTISTS: Fontenay Trio   Marie-Claire Alain   Annie D'Arco   Maxim Vengerov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Keyboard & Chamber Music

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564619122  (barcode: 0825646191222)
RECORD LABEL: Apex
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 21-Mar-2005

COMPOSER: Francis Poulenc  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto in G minor for Organ String Orchestra and Timpani (Poulenc). Prelude et Fugue sur le nom d'Alain op.7. Three Dances for Orchestra op.6 (Durufle). Sarabande for Organ String Quintet and Timpani (Alain).
ORCHESTRA: Bamberger Symphoniker
CONDUCTOR: Jean-Jacques Kantorow
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'the performance here could hardly be bettered, and this collection as a whole is very rewarding and excellently recorded'

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CATALOGUE NR: 5046666962  (barcode: 5050466669629)
RECORD LABEL: Erato Originals
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 11-May-2009

COMPOSER: Francis Poulenc
TRACKS: Concerto for Organ Strings and Timpani in G minor. Concert champetre - harpsichord and orchestra.
ORCHESTRA: Orchestre National de L'ORTF
CONDUCTOR: Jean Martinon
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain   Robert Veyron Lacroix    

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564665858  (barcode: 0825646658589)
RECORD LABEL: Apex
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 14-Nov-2011

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TRACKS: Missa choralis S10. Via crucis S53.
CONDUCTOR: Jean Sourisse
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain   Ensemble Vocal Audite Nova de Paris   Donna Brown   Michel Piquemal

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564665859  (barcode: 0825646658596)
RECORD LABEL: Apex
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 14-Nov-2011

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TRACKS: Fantasy & Fugue on 'Ad nos ad salutarem Undam' S259. Prelude & Fugue on B-A-C-H S260. Variations on 'Weinen Klagen Sorgen Zagen' S179. Evocation of the Sistine Chapel S658.
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

- May-2012 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 3984254862  (barcode: 0639842548625)
RECORD LABEL: Erato
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 18-Jan-1999

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TRACKS: Concerto for Organ and Strings No.1 in G HWV289 op.4/1. Concerto for Organ and Strings No.2 in B flat HWV290 op.4/2. Concerto for Organ and Strings No.4 in F HWV292 op.4/4. Concerto for Organ and Strings No.7 in B flat HWV306 op.7/1. Concerto for Organ and Strings No.10 in D minor HWV309 op.7/4.
ORCHESTRA: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Gottfried von der Goltz
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

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CATALOGUE NR: 5454492  (barcode: 0724354544927)
RECORD LABEL: Virgin
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.29
RELEASE DATE: 15-Jan-2001

COMPOSER: Hector Berlioz
TITLE: Te Deum
ORCHESTRA: Paris Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Nelson
ARTISTS: Roberto Alagna   Marie-Claire Alain    

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 5034072  (barcode: 5099950340729)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Recommends
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.25
RELEASE DATE: 24-Sep-2007

COMPOSER: Hector Berlioz
TITLE: Te Deum op.22
ORCHESTRA: Paris Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: John Nelson
ARTISTS: Roberto Alagna   Marie-Claire Alain    

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CATALOGUE NR: 8573857732  (barcode: 0685738577323)
RECORD LABEL: Erato
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 19-Feb-2001

COMPOSER: Jehan Alain
TITLE: Organ Works volume 2
TRACKS: Trois Dances. Postlude pour l'office de complies. Choral Cistercian. Complainte a la mode ancienne. Fugue en mode de fa. Verset. Choral Intermezzo. Ballade en mode phrygien. Aria. Le Jardin suspendu. Lamento. Berceuse sur deux notes qui cornent. Climat. Momodie. Andante. Chant donne. De Jules Lemaitre Fantasmagorie.
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

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CATALOGUE NR: SISYPHE004  (barcode: 3760002130118)
RECORD LABEL: Sisyphe
FORMAT: Hybrid 2 SACD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 17.99
RELEASE DATE: 06-Nov-2006

COMPOSER: Jehan Alain
TITLE: Rediscovered - Complete Vocal Works
TRACKS: Priere pour nous-autres charnels for mens choir & organ JA135. Vocalise dorienne Ave Maria for soprano & organ JA95. O quam suavis est for baritone & organ JA35. Variations chorales sur l'hymne Sacris Solemniis for choir in 5 parts JA26. Tantum ergo for two high voices & organ JA122. Chanson a bouche fermee for 4 mixed voices JA39. 0 salutaris Hostia for 2 high voices a capella. Messe de Requiem for 4 mixed voices & organ JA125. Fantaisie pour choeur a bouche fermee JA47. Cantique en mode phrygien - Cantique a Sainte Reine for soprano 4 mixed voices & organ JA34. Noel nouvelet for 3 voices a capella JA101. Que j'aime ce divin Enfan for 3 voices a capella JA125. D'ou vient qu'en cette nuitee for 2 female voices & organ JA113. Messe modale en septuor for 2 female voices flute and string quartet JA134. O salutaris de Dugay for 4 mixed voices a capella JA83. Tu es Petrus for 3 mixed voices & organ JA123. Messe gregorienne de mariage for soloist & string quartet JA124. Laisse les nuages blancs for soprano & piano JA58. Chanson du chat for soprano & piano JA88. Le Pere Noel for soloists & piano JA114. Complainte de Jean Renaud for soloists & 4 part choir JA90. Salve virilis pectoris for soprano tenor & organ JA139. Tantum ergo - Vieux Choral for sopranos baritones & organ JA138. Chant nuptial for baritone & organ JA131. Chant nuptial for baritone bass cello & organ JA131. O Salutaris for soprano & organ JA140.
CONDUCTOR: Catherine Simonpietri
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain   Ensemble Vocal Sequenza 9.3    

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564699287  (barcode: 0825646992874)
RECORD LABEL: Warner Classics
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99
RELEASE DATE: 14-May-2007

COMPOSER: Jehan Alain
TITLE: Complete Works for Organ
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564689755  (barcode: 0825646897551)
RECORD LABEL: Warner Maestro
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99
RELEASE DATE: 27-Jul-2009

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: Organ Masterpieces
TRACKS: Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV565. Toccata & Fugue in C major BWV564. Orgelbuchlein : Chorale. Concerto in A minor BWV593. Toccata Dorisch & Fugue in D minor BWV538. Toccata & Fugue in C major BWV566. Orgelchorale aus Achtzehn Chorale BWV659.
ARTISTS: Marie-Claire Alain      

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