I was so fortunate to have played for M. Duruflé on a study tour to Europe in 1974. Mme. Duruflé was present, and after I had played for him, she pulled me aside to give me some additional information about the interpretation of the music. She always had that luminous look lovely laugh, and radiant smile. The memory warms me to this day.
I'm not sure what year this was, but I did attend her concert at the Crystal Cathedral, and it was moving. She played her husband's "Prélude et fugue sur le nom d’Alain", and at the conclusion, she stepped off the console platform out of the spotlight. Then she took the score, and went into the spotlight, holding up the score to thunderous applause.
J’ai énormément d’admiration pour Maurice Duruflé et Marie-Madeleine Duruflé ! Ils ont lancé beaucoup de jeunes organistes! L’époque Dupré, Duruflé etc. restera toujours l’époque grandiose de l’orgue français !
I was building and maintaining pipe organs for a firm in San Antonio, TX. She came to play one of our instruments we serviced -- the Cathedral in Corpus Christi, TX. What an evening that was. Of course we spent the two days prior to that tuning all 92 ranks of that organ. The co-organist/choirmasters at the cathedral invited myself and my employer to join a group for supper the evening before the recital. She knew some English, but was more comfortable speaking through an interpreter that was brought in for the occasion. She kept us quite entertained.
Having held keys for tuners I sympathize for what a challenge that is for so large an organ! Did you use an electronic tuner or did you have to do it the old hard way of setting up a tuning rank with a tuning fork and harmonics from that like we sometimes did. Ugh! Great job regardless!
@@cromorno8749why should that be impossible? On most well-maintained large organs this would be perfectly possible. It does slightly depend on what a working day entails in terms of hours though.
Un instant de grâce. J'ai une admiration énorme pour Maurice et Marie Madeleine Duruflé. J'ai découvert la grâce de Dieu en les écoutant. Merci pour ces moments inoubliables. Cordialement. Olivier F
Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier was one of the last organists with a direct connection to a long lineage of composers of french symphonic organ music intimately connected to the masterful instruments by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, starting with César Franck and ending with her husband Maurice Duruflé, himself a pupil of Charles Tournemire who succeeded César Franck as Organiste Titulaire of Cavaillé-Coll´s masterpiece at Sainte-Clotilde in Paris
Beauty beyond words. Playing a beautiful pipe organ will be one of my greatest heart’s desires to do, after I have met my Savior face to face. I would to play the organ for Him, lost in worship for His Honor and Glory! How powerful that would be!❤❤❤
I regret she didn't perform one of Maurice's masterpieces, so superior to Handel's. I'll never forget the shock to find out Duruflé only composed 14 opus numbers and the first one was unpublished and lost!!! but superb quality exceeding the lack of quantity. op. 01 Triptyque Fantaisie sur des thèmes grégoriens (1927 1943, unpublished, lost) op. 02 Scherzo 1926 op. 03 Prélude récitatif et variations pour flûte viola et piano 1928 op. 04 Prélude organo solo vari sur le Veni Creator 1930 op. 05 Suite pour orgue 1932 op. 06 Trois danses pour orchestre 1932 op. 07 Prelude & Fugue on ALAIN 1942 (Duruflé crafted ADAAF as fugue subject) op. 08 Andante & scherzo pour orchestre 1940 op. 09 Requiem pour choeur et orgue 1947 op. 10 Quatre (4) Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens 1960 a. Ubi caritas et amor b. Tota pulchra es c. Tu es Petrus d. Tantum ergo op. 11 Messe Cum Jubilo 1966 op. 12 Fugue sur le thème du Carillon des Heures de la Cathedrale de Soissons 1962 op. 13 Prélude sur l'Introït de l'Épiphanie 1961 op. 14 Notre Pére (originally unison men with organ 1977, later transcribed for SATB 1978)
@@blueeyedbehr Hommage à Jean Gallon, Jean Gallon being one of Maurice Duruflé´s cherisched teachers: an amazingly simple theme, however modelled to a piece of eternal beauty in the hands of his pupil ... It was published by Durand & fils though, as far as I know, anyway it has been recorded by several organists and it shows what musical beauty can be created from one simple theme without even a single modulation, pure mastery
It is not fair to say that his music is Superior to an immortal composer like Handel. It may be your preference, but again, purely subjective. The Durufles were ardent performers of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic literature with great esteem and success! It's not fair to turn opinions into facts.
It's nice to hear her play the Handel. But I would have liked to hear some of the more recent French composers--her husband, Tournemire, Langlais, Messiaen, et. al. Of course TV audiences won't like that. Anyway, I'll stop complaining. It was great that Chrystal Cathedral hosted this legend.
C’était la “Crystal Cathedral,” et ne pas la “Christal...” C’est appélation signifie que le bâtiment est contruit entièrement en verre. L’église existe encore, mais maintenant c’est une cathédrale catholique.
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I was so fortunate to have played for M. Duruflé on a study tour to Europe in 1974. Mme. Duruflé was present, and after I had played for him, she pulled me aside to give me some additional information about the interpretation of the music. She always had that luminous look lovely laugh, and radiant smile. The memory warms me to this day.
I'm not sure what year this was, but I did attend her concert at the Crystal Cathedral, and it was moving. She played her husband's "Prélude et fugue sur le nom d’Alain", and at the conclusion, she stepped off the console platform out of the spotlight. Then she took the score, and went into the spotlight, holding up the score to thunderous applause.
J’ai énormément d’admiration pour Maurice Duruflé et Marie-Madeleine Duruflé ! Ils ont lancé beaucoup de jeunes organistes!
L’époque Dupré, Duruflé etc. restera toujours l’époque grandiose de l’orgue français !
I was building and maintaining pipe organs for a firm in San Antonio, TX. She came to play one of our instruments we serviced -- the Cathedral in Corpus Christi, TX. What an evening that was. Of course we spent the two days prior to that tuning all 92 ranks of that organ. The co-organist/choirmasters at the cathedral invited myself and my employer to join a group for supper the evening before the recital. She knew some English, but was more comfortable speaking through an interpreter that was brought in for the occasion. She kept us quite entertained.
Sorry, you tuned 92 stops in two days?😂
Having held keys for tuners I sympathize for what a challenge that is for so large an organ! Did you use an electronic tuner or did you have to do it the old hard way of setting up a tuning rank with a tuning fork and harmonics from that like we sometimes did. Ugh! Great job regardless!
@@cromorno8749why should that be impossible? On most well-maintained large organs this would be perfectly possible. It does slightly depend on what a working day entails in terms of hours though.
@@holmespianotuningthen you are probably doing some small corrections to the tuning, but surely you cannot tune each pipe of 92 ranks in two days!
How wonderful to see this!! I am such a fan of the Durufles thanks for this post!
What a great and beautiful lady she was.
She’s was lovely...and brilliant.
Un instant de grâce. J'ai une admiration énorme pour Maurice et Marie Madeleine Duruflé. J'ai découvert la grâce de Dieu en les écoutant. Merci pour ces moments inoubliables. Cordialement. Olivier F
Wonderful to see this interview and listen to her. Remarkable French grand dame of the organ!
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful video of a brilliant organist and a great and elegant lady!
Thank you! This is beautiful. What a wonderful, down to earth, person she was! Not to mention one the greatest organists I've heard.
What a wonderful and amazing footage! The only video with the viva vox of this greatest organ player of the 20th century.
Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier was one of the last organists with a direct connection to a long lineage of composers of french symphonic organ music intimately connected to the masterful instruments by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, starting with César Franck and ending with her husband Maurice Duruflé, himself a pupil of Charles Tournemire who succeeded César Franck as Organiste Titulaire of Cavaillé-Coll´s masterpiece at Sainte-Clotilde in Paris
She was a beautiful soul. Miss her dearly.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. Very moving.
Tremendous, that Swift movement of fingers at this age. God bless
Marvellous ! Marie-Madeleine Duruflé from Saint-Étienne du Mont in Paris to Cristal Cathedral in Los Angeles !
Thank you so much for sharing this video!
Beauty beyond words. Playing a beautiful pipe organ will be one of my greatest heart’s desires to do, after I have met my Savior face to face. I would to play the organ for Him, lost in worship for His Honor and Glory! How powerful that would be!❤❤❤
LOVE this lady!
I regret she didn't perform one of Maurice's masterpieces, so superior to Handel's. I'll never forget the shock to find out Duruflé only composed 14 opus numbers and the first one was unpublished and lost!!! but superb quality exceeding the lack of quantity.
op. 01 Triptyque Fantaisie sur des thèmes grégoriens (1927 1943, unpublished, lost)
op. 02 Scherzo 1926
op. 03 Prélude récitatif et variations pour flûte viola et piano 1928
op. 04 Prélude organo solo vari sur le Veni Creator 1930
op. 05 Suite pour orgue 1932
op. 06 Trois danses pour orchestre 1932
op. 07 Prelude & Fugue on ALAIN 1942 (Duruflé crafted ADAAF as fugue subject)
op. 08 Andante & scherzo pour orchestre 1940
op. 09 Requiem pour choeur et orgue 1947
op. 10 Quatre (4) Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens 1960
a. Ubi caritas et amor
b. Tota pulchra es
c. Tu es Petrus
d. Tantum ergo
op. 11 Messe Cum Jubilo 1966
op. 12 Fugue sur le thème du Carillon des Heures de la Cathedrale de Soissons 1962
op. 13 Prélude sur l'Introït de l'Épiphanie 1961
op. 14 Notre Pére (originally unison men with organ 1977, later transcribed for SATB 1978)
you forgot his op. posthu. "meditation" (1964), and the three unpublished works: lecture à vue, fugue, and lux aeterna.
@@blueeyedbehr Hommage à Jean Gallon, Jean Gallon being one of Maurice Duruflé´s cherisched teachers: an amazingly simple theme, however modelled to a piece of eternal beauty in the hands of his pupil ... It was published by Durand & fils though, as far as I know, anyway it has been recorded by several organists and it shows what musical beauty can be created from one simple theme without even a single modulation, pure mastery
It is not fair to say that his music is Superior to an immortal composer like Handel. It may be your preference, but again, purely subjective.
The Durufles were ardent performers of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic literature with great esteem and success!
It's not fair to turn opinions into facts.
C’est Manifique!
Stunning!
Music…,the True Universal Language
It's nice to hear her play the Handel. But I would have liked to hear some of the more recent French composers--her husband, Tournemire, Langlais, Messiaen, et. al. Of course TV audiences won't like that. Anyway, I'll stop complaining. It was great that Chrystal Cathedral hosted this legend.
Beautiful....
Bonjour!
Savez-vous en quelle année c'était tourné?
En tout cas, merci pour cette vidéo rare!
Peu importe, je l'ai trouvé: C'était diffusé le 24 mai 1992.
Dear Frédéric, is it possible to upload the rest of the concert at the Christal Cathedral?
I don't think this was a concert. Judging from Robert Schueller's garb I think this was a morning "Hour of Power" service.
Elle est la Diane Bish de France.
Maurice Durufle always said she was a better organist than him
C’était la “Crystal Cathedral,” et ne pas la “Christal...” C’est appélation signifie que le bâtiment est contruit entièrement en verre. L’église existe encore, mais maintenant c’est une cathédrale catholique.
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The Crystal Cathedral was so beautiful before the Catholic Church destroyed it. Now it's a hideous, sterile white box with no sky.