Eugene Reuchsel: La Vie du Christ & Bouquet de France - Simon Nieminski (organ) - Resonus Classics - RES10217

Eugène Reuchsel: La Vie du Christ & Bouquet de France

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Total playing time [74:10]

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Simon Niemiński (organ)

For his latest solo recording, acclaimed organist Simon Niemiński returns to Resonus with this pairing of two late organ works by the unjustly neglected twentieth-century French organist, pianist and composer Eugène Reuchsel.

Both completed in the year before his death in 1988 these two compelling collections, La Vie du Christ and Bouquet de France, sum up Reuchsel’s illustrious career as musician and composer and are here performed on the celebrated Rieger organ of St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh.

Album Booklet (PDF)

Tracklist

La Vie du Christ
Evocations d’après l’Evangile de Saint Luc
(1986/7)
1. L’Annonciation
2. La Nativité
3. Le Baptême
4. La Prophétie accomplie
5. Les Béatitudes
6. La Pécheresse pardonnée
7. La Tempête apaisée
8. La Multiplication des Pains
9. La Transfiguration
10. La Parabole de la lumière
11. La Grâce de Dieu
12. Les Enfants jouent près de Jésus
13. L’Aveugle
14. L’Entrée à Jerusalem
15. La Cène
16. Le Crucifiement
17. La Résurrection
18. La Promenade à Emmaüs
19. L’Ascension

Bouquet de France (1986/7)
20. Le pauvre Labourer
21. Rossignolet du Bois joli
22. La Fille aux Oranges
23. Le Retour du Marin
24. Là-haut sur la Montagne
25. Douce Merveille
26. Voice le joli Mois de Mai
27. Ma Mère m’envoie-t-au Marché
28. Berceuse
29. V’là la Saint–Martin

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'The present CD finds Nieminski in typically brilliant form in two late works from the 1980s'

- Choir & Organ

'However, I would urge anyone of any musical persuasion, whether or not the organ is their thing, to get hold of this. The music is marvellous, the playing is wonderful and the recording superb'
MusicWeb International

'The music draws heavily on French folk tunes and is worth exploring in these engaging performances'
Lark Reviews

'The character of the pieces range from meditative and prayerful to grand and triumphant. [...] the austere depiction of the Crucifixion, for instance, is a stunning piece of instrumental drama.'
Records International

'The present CD finds Nieminski in typically brilliant form in two late works from the 1980s'
Choir & Organ

Credits
© 2018 Resonus Limited
Ⓟ 2018 Resonus Limited
Catalogue No. RES10217
Producer, engineer & editor: Adam Binks
EAN: 5060262791226
Release date: 29 June 2018
Cover design: David Hughes (www.davidhughesdesign.co.uk)