Course 9

Organ repertoire by Jehan Alain and Maurice Duruflé by Prof. Christophe Mantoux

Dates: July 20-24 (1st week)

Description
Maurice Duruflé and Jehan Alain, each in their own way, dreamed of instruments that combined classical and romantic characteristics to forge a new aesthetic universe. We will explore, in the case of Maurice Duruflé, the questions raised by the tension between classicism and post-romanticism. In the case of Jehan Alain, we focus on the need for a constantly renewed approach to music so rich in invention and modernity, drawing on both sources and information gathered from the immediate circle of these two influential figures. Gaining a better understanding of their highly personal aesthetics will help guide the sensitivity of the interpretation.

Repertoire List
Maurice Duruflé: Complete organ works
Jehan Alain: Complete organ works

Choose which pieces you want to prepare and let us know by sending an email to office@organfestival.nl. Please note that the playing time per student is limited and that we cannot guarantee that you can play all your preferred pieces. Nevertheless, choose approximately 3-5 pieces so that the professor can compile an attractive course program.
If we do not receive notification of your prepared pieces, your registration will be changed to passive.

This course can not be combined with:
[3a] Organ repertoire by Johann Sebastian Bach (Tomadin)

(3b)

About Christophe Mantoux
Christophe Mantoux is titular organist at Saint-Séverin Church in Paris and professor of organ at the Regional Conservatory and the Pôle Supérieur de Paris. He studied organ and improvisation with Gaston Litaize, as well as harmony and counterpoint at the Paris Conservatory, notably with Jean-Claude Raynaud. In 1984, he won the Grand Prix d'interprétation at the Chartres International Organ Competition.
His regular visits to historic instruments in many countries – in France as an expert member of the National Heritage and Architecture Commission – and his study of original editions and manuscripts, as well as treatises and texts from all periods, feed his thinking as a performer and teacher.
He has published several studies, including on the reading of classical French sources for organ, legato in César Franck, and Maurice Duruflé.
His concerts have taken him to some thirty countries in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. He also teaches at various universities and academies and is a member of the jury for numerous international competitions. His recordings (Guilain, Marchand, Bach, Alain, etc.) have been praised by critics.