February 14, 2016
Daniel Roth
(St. Sulpice, Paris, France)
Daniel Roth, widely acclaimed as one of the leading French organ virtuosos, has held several prestigious positions both as performer and teacher. In 1985 he was appointed titular organist at St-Sulpice, the famous Paris church where his predecessors were Charles-Marie Widor, Marcel Dupré and Jean-Jacques Grunenwald. A former student at the Paris Conservatory, Daniel Roth's teachers have included Marie-Claire Alain and Maurice Durufé. He has won several competitions, among them the Grand Prix de Chartres 1971, interpretation and improvisation.
After teaching positions at the Conservatories of Marseille, Strasbourg and the Saarbrücken Musikhochschule, he has been Professor of organ at the Musikhochschule in Frankfurt am Main where he is successor to Edgar Krapp and Helmut Walcha from 1995 to 2007. (http://danielrothsaintsulpice.org/) Program Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547 J. S. Bach Canonic variations on “Vom Himmel hoch da komm ich her”, BWV 769 César Franck (1822-1890) / Transc. D. Roth Interlude Symphonique (from Rédemption for orchestra) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) / Transc. D Roth Scherzo (from Six Duos for piano and harmonium) Charles Marie-Widor (1884-1937) From Symphonie No. 7 II. Choral VI. Final INTERMISSION Daniel Roth (b. 1942) From Livre d’orgue pour le Magnificat IV. Et misericordia X. Gloria Patri Richard Wagner (1813-1883) / Transc. E. H. Lemare Overture to Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) D. Roth Improvisation on submitted themes |
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