Pierre Cochereau : organist of Notre-Dame / Anthony Hammond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hammond, Anthony.

Series:

Eastman studies in music ; v. 91.

Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989 ; v. 91

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cochereau, Pierre.

Organists--France--Biography.

Organists.

France.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 346 pages ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2012.

Summary:

Described by his teacher Marcel Dupré as "a phenomenon without equal in the history of the contemporary organ." Pierre Cochereau is considered one of the twentieth century's greatest French organists. This book tells, for the first time, the full story of his extraordinary life and glittering worldwide career.

In 1955 Cochereau was appointed Organiste Titulaire at Notre-Dame de Paris, where he restored the cathedral's musical glory and oversaw a far-reaching and controversial transformation of its organ.

As a recitalist, he toured South America, Australia, Asia, Canada, and Europe in addition to making twenty-five tours of the United States. He was the first Western organist to perform in the former Soviet Union, played with many major orchestras under the batons of distinguished conductors, participated in numerous music festivals in Europe, made over eighty recordings, and was one of the founders of the Chartres International Organ Competition. He was honored several times for his achievements, including being named an Officer of the Legion of Honor (1978).

A tireless campaigner for standards in music education, Cochereau also served as director at many of France's prominent conservatories, including Le Mans, Lyon, and Nice, which under his directorship became one of the leading music schools in France.

Biographer Anthony Hammond draws from a variety of prominent primary sources, notably Marcel Dupré's papers in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, but also from Cochereau's surviving family and friends, and uses recordings and previously overlooked archive films in the Institut National de l'Audiovisuel, France, to construct this definitive account and critical appraisal of one of France's most distinguished organists. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Cochereau: The Life and Career of the Organist of Notre-Dame 4

2 An Apostolic Succession? Studies with Marcel Dupré 35

3 Pierre Cochereau as Interpreter 64

4 The Musical Language of Pierre Cochereau 103

5 The Improvisations of Pierre Cochereau 156

6 In Conclusion: The Legacy of Pierre Cochereau 218.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781580464055

158046405X

OCLC:

773020987