update: 4-03-2012
César Franck - L'Organiste
Anne Page plays four historic harmoniums
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| Titel | César Franck L'Organiste | |
| nr. | CEL004 | |
| Artiest | Anne Page | |
| Jaar | 2008 | |
| Uitgever | Voix Celeste (U.K.) | |
| Bestellen | zie de website |
Tracklist
| Disc 1 | Suite 1: C Major & C Minor 1878 Mustel, recorded at Arundel Castle Chapel |
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1 |
1 | poco allegretto | 01:27 |
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2 |
2 | andantino | 01:12 |
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3 |
3 | poco lento | 02:35 |
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4 |
4 | maestoso | 01:05 |
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| Listen to this track 1.4 Maestoso clip 00:00 > 00:40 | ||||||
5 |
5 | poco lento | 01:16 |
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6 |
6 | poco allegro | 01:05 |
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7 |
7 | amen (moderato) | 00:19 |
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8 |
8 | Offertoire [andantino - più lento] | 04:45 |
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| Suite 2: D flat major & C sharp minor 1888 Mustel, recorded at Swaffham Prior |
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9 |
1 | andante | 01:17 |
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10 |
2 | andantino | 00:51 |
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11 |
3 | poco andantino | 01:21 |
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| Listen to this track 1.11 Poco andantino clip 00:00 - 00:58 | ||||||
12 |
4 | poco allegro | 00:52 |
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13 |
5 | lento | 01:48 |
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14 |
6 | andantino poco mosso | 00:53 |
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15 |
7 | Amen (moderato) | 00:29 |
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16 |
8 | andante | 04:14 |
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| Suite 3: D major and D minor 1878 Mustel, recorded at Arundel Castle Chapel |
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17 |
1 | quasi allegro | 01:04 |
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18 |
2 | Chant de la Creuse (tres lent) | 02:06 |
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19 |
3 | quasi andante | 01:35 |
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20 |
4 | Vieux Noël (andantino) | 01:28 |
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21 |
5 | maestoso - poco più lento | 01:13 |
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22 |
6 | Vieux Noël (maestoso) | 01:23 |
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23 |
7 | Amen (moderato) | 00:15 |
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24 |
8 | Sortie ou Offertoire (allegro-quasi andante - allegro - tres lent - allegro) |
04:21 |
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| Suite 4 E flat major and E flat minor 1848 Alexandre, recorded at Arundel Cathedral |
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1 | andantino poco allegretto | 00:59 |
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26 |
2 | quasi lento | 01:19 |
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27 |
3 | molto moderato | 01:30 |
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28 |
4 | allegretto | 01:00 |
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29 |
5 | poco allegro | 01:02 |
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30 |
6 | andantino | 01:01 |
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31 |
7 | Amen (moderato) | 00:30 |
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32 |
8 | Offertoire ( andante poco allegretto) | 03:52 |
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| Suite 5: E major and E minor 1880 Mason & Hamlin Style 1400 recorded at Swaffham Prior |
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33 |
1 | andantino quasi allegretto | 01:41 |
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34 |
2 | no marking | 01:10 |
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35 |
3 | Prière (quasi lento) | 01:36 |
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36 |
4 | non troppo lento | 01:59 |
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| Listen tot this track 1.36 non troppo lento clip 00:00 > 01:16 | ||||||
37 |
5 | allegretto | 01:29 |
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38 |
6 | poco allegretto | 01:04 |
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39 |
7 | Amen (moderato) | 00:26 |
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40 |
8 | Offertoire ou Communion (poco lento - poco animato - poco lento) |
05:36 |
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| DISC 2 | Suite 6: F major and F minor 1880 Mason & Hamlin Style 1400 recorded at Swaffham Prior |
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1 |
1 | allegretto | 01:10 |
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2 |
2 | andantino | 01:27 |
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3 |
3 | lento | 02:13 |
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4 |
4 | allegretto | 00:39 |
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5 |
5 | allegretto | 01:01 |
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6 |
6 | poco lento | 01:09 |
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7 |
7 | Amen (moderato) | 00:18 |
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8 |
8 | Sortie (molto moderato - lento - molto moderato) |
04:52 |
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| Suite 7: F sharp minor and G flat major 1878 Mustel recorded at Arundel Castle Chapel |
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9 |
1 | Air Béarnais (andantino) | 01:27 |
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10 |
2 | Chant Béarnais (poco allegretto) | 00:55 |
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11 |
3 | andantino | 01:04 |
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12 |
4 | poco lento | 01:46 |
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13 |
5 | poco allegro | 00:53 |
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14 |
6 | pocp allegretto | 01:21 |
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15 |
7 | Amen (moderato) | 00:16 |
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16 |
8 | Offertoire Funèbre (poco lento poco pìu lento) |
05:36 |
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| Suite 8: G major and G Minor 1878 Mustel, Arundel Castle Chapel |
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17 |
1 | poco allegretto | 01:05 |
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18 |
2 | Vieux Noël (poco lento) | 01:30 |
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19 |
3 | Noël Angevin (allegretto) | 00:48 |
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20 |
4 | quasi lento | 02:24 |
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21 |
5 | Noël Angevin (quasi allegro - poco pìu lento) | 00:50 |
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22 |
6 | allegretto vivo | 01:24 |
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23 |
7 | Amen (moderato) | 00:18 |
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24 |
8 | Sortie (allegro - quasi lento - allegro) |
4:15 |
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| Suite 9: A flat major & G sharp minor 1848 Alexandre, Arundel Cathedral |
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25 |
1 | poco maestoso | 01:57 |
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26 |
2 | allegretto amabile | 01:19 |
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27 |
3 | andantino | 01:25 |
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28 |
4 | andantino | 01:09 |
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29 |
5 | lento | 01:50 |
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30 |
6 | no marking | 01:25 |
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| Listen to this track 2.30 (1.70) no marking clip 00:00 > 01:00 | ||||||
| no Amen was written | ||||||
31 |
7 | Sortie | 04:58 |
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The instruments
Arundel Castle Chapel - Mustel 1878
Harmonium d'art by Victor Mustel, Paris. This instrument was bought for the new chapel of Arundel Castle.
| Basse / Bass / Bas | Dessus / Treble / Diskant | |
| 1p Cor Anglais et Percussion | 1p Flûte et Percussion | |
| 1 Cor Anglais 8' | 1 Flûte 8' | |
| 2 Bourdon 16' | 2 Clarinette 16' | |
| 3 Clairon 4' | 3 Fifre 4' | |
| 4 Basson 8' | 4 Hautbois 8' | |
| 5 Harpe Eolienne 2' II | 5 Musette 16' | |
| 6 Voix Céleste 16' II | ||
| 7 Baryton 32' | ||
| O Forté Expressif | O Forté Expressif | |
| Double Expression | Double Expression | |
| Grand Jeu | Expression |
Arundel Cathedral - Alexandre ca 1850
Standard harmonium by Alexandre Père & Fils
| Basse / Bass / Bas | Dessus / Treble / Diskant | |
| 1 Cor Anglais 8' | 1 Flûte 8' | |
| 2 Bourdon 16' | 2 Clarinette 16' | |
| 3 Clairon 4' | 3 Fifre 4' | |
| 4 Basson 8' | 4 Hautbois 8' | |
| O Forté | O Forté | |
| Grand Jeu | Expression |
Swaffham Prior - Mustel 1888
Church of St. Cyriac and St. Julitta. Specification as Arundel Castle Chapel, with Forté Fixe and Métaphone added. Casestyle Ebonized pupitre.
Swaffham Prior - Mason & Hamlin ca. 1880 Model 1400
Solid black walnut case. Specification is same as Mustel in Arundel Castle Chapel, with minor differences in spelling of the names.
Details of the instruments used
The picture show below is in the order of the details sheet above. Only one instrument will be shown as a seprate picture, below the slide show.
A very rare Mason & Hamlin harmonium
This harmonium, Mason & Hamlin Style 1400 is one of the few pressure harmoniums ever built in the United States. Despite all efforts made by many, we still don't have a clou. Is this a Mason & Hamlin case containing an imported French action? Is it Mustel? Is it Alexandre? We just don't know at the moment. The stoplist is - apart from spelling names - an exact Mustel stoplist.
By the way, this Mason & Hamlin case is made of Black Walnut. Just have a look at the colour of the wood and you know: This is BLACK walnut. And yes, I was confused. So I asked Tim and he explained to me. Tim guided me to a company that sells Black Walnut. Have a look here
Now you are back, here is the picture you saw, to make it easier to compare:
