March 8, 2020
Cathedral of the Madeleine, at 8pm
Cathedral of the Madeleine, at 8pm
Michel BouvardProfessor of organ at the Paris Conservatory, titular organist of the Basilique Saint-Sernin in Toulouse, and an organist of the Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles.
Recognized as a leading interpreter of French repertoire, Michel Bouvard is regularly invited to perform internationally on historic organs in Europe and in concert halls throughout Asia and North America. Bouvard has given more than 1,000 concerts in more than 25 countries. In the past few years he has performed in New York, Tokyo, Madrid, Montreal, Milan, Rio de Janeiro, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Brussels, St. Petersburg, Seoul, London, Leipzig, New Orleans and San Francisco, among others. Michel Bouvard is Professor of organ at the Paris Conservatory, as well as titular organist of the Basilique Saint-Sernin in Toulouse and of the Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles (France).
Program
Hommage à André Isoir et à Jean Bouvard
First Part Eustache Du Caurroy (1549-1609) Cinq Fantaisies sur « Une jeune Fillette » (à trois – à trois – à quatre – à quatre – à cinq) (transcription by André Isoir) Louis Couperin (1626-1661) - Fantaisie n°26 - Fantaisie n°59 Nicolas De Grigny (1671-1703) from the Gloria of the Messe - Fugue à 5 - Basse de Trompette Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Aria, from the Suite in D (transcription by André Isoir) Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for 4 harpsichords and orchestra BWV 1065, transcribed by Bach from the original for 4 violins by Antonio Vivaldi - Allegro - Largo - Allegro (arranged for organ solo by André Isoir) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Fugue in E minor from Prelude and Fugue Op. 35 No. 1 for piano An Intermission of 10 minutes SECOND PART Jean Bouvard (1905-1996) Variations sur un Noël basque Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937) Symphonie «Romane» Op. 73 No. 10 I. Moderato II. Choral III. Cantilène IV. Final |