Jean Guillou

Colloque, colloquy or symposium, is a term used in reference to Erasmus, but of course also to Plato and, closer to us, Paul Valéry. In this piece, instead of characters who speak to each other, there...

Jean Guillou's 'Hymnus' Op. 72 was written in memory of Father Jaap Keulen, a friend of the composer. Hymns are traditional, chordal, solemn chants. The piece has adopted this style by consisting main...

Der französische Komponist Jean Guillou (geb. 1930) hat eine ganze Reihe von Werken für Orgel plus Instrument komponiert, die alle den Serientitel 'Colloques' tragen. Damit ist alles über die Intentio...

Although the organ clearly represents the centre of the musical action in Jean Guillou's Concerto No. 5 'Le Roi Arthur', the accompanying brass quintet has an important role. Like the noble knights at...

Since Bach's Trio Sonatas, this form of playing with 2 obbligato parts and pedal has been among the most important and elaborate tasks of every organist, the art of polyphonic playing. Jean Guillou ha...

Schlagzeug (2 Spieler): Gongs, Templeblocks, Woodblocks, Becken, Toms, Tamtam

Handel's 'Alla Hornpipe' from 'Water Music' is one of the best-known pieces of music from the Baroque era. With its rich melody and harmony and the inimitable tonal splendour of the Baroque era, this...

Jean Guillou is one of the most eminent organists of our time. His compositions make use of the full range of colours which the organ is capable of producing and handle the instrument with virtuoso sk...

Discover a fascinating organ masterpiece with the "18 Variations op. 3", published by the renowned Schott Musik. This expressive work unfolds the full sonic richness and variety of the queen of instru...

As its title indcates, this is a miniature symphony, its structure compacted as much as possible. The classical form is respected, dwon to the smallest details, so that the various development section...

Jean Guillou, geb. am 18. April 1930 in Angers, gehört zu den bedeutenden Organisten der Gegenwart. Er studierte in Paris bei Dupré, Duruflé und Messiaen und wirkte als Professor in Lissabon, Berlin u...

Julien Gracq's novel Au château d'Argolo includes a chapter in which one of the heroes, Herminien, discovers a chapel hidden deep within a forest. Soon ... through the branches, twisted in fantastic a...

In his series of works Colloques, the French organist Jean Guillou composed 'Conversations' since 1956 in which the organ and a solo instrument hold a conversation on the same level. For the tenth wor...

Bring spectacular brilliance to the organ console! Featuring the world-famous "March" from Sergei Prokofiev's celebrated opera *The Love for Three Oranges*, Op. 33, this edition presents one of modern...