The genius of Cavaillé-Coll = Le génie de Cavaillé-Coll = Das Genie des Cavaillé-Coll.

The genius of Cavaille-Coll celebrates the life and work of Aristide Cavaille-Coll (1811-1899), the great French organ builder whose work inspired the magnificent compositions of the French Romantic Organ School -- Franck, Widow, Guilmant and many others. The centerpiece of this lavish boxed set is...

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Other Authors:	Fraser, Will (Director) (Director), Bouvard, Michel, 1958- (Performer), Brooks, Gerard (Performer), Griveau, Jean-Pierre (Performer), Latry, Olivier, 1962- (Performer), Lueders, Kurt (Performer), Monnet, Thomas (Performer), Noël-Hudson, David (Performer), Pincemaille, Pierre (Performer), Roth, Daniel, 1942- (Performer), Shuster-Fournier, Carolyn (Performer), Boëly, Alexandre-Pierre-François, 1785-1858, Benoist, François, 1794-1878, Boëllmann, Léon, 1862-1897, Chauvet, Alexis, 1837-1871, Fessy, Alexandre-Charles, 1804-1856, Franck, César, 1822-1890, Guilmant, Alexandre, 1837-1911, Lefébure-Wély, Louis James Alfred, 1817-1870, Lemmens, Jacques-Nicolas, 1823-1881, Salomé, Th. (Théodore), 1834-1896, Tournaillon, Henri Victor, Vierne, Louis, 1870-1937, Widor, Charles-Marie, 1844-1937, Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921
Format:	Video DVD CD
Language:	English French German
Published:	[Great Britain] : Fugue State Films, 2012.
Subjects:	Cavaillé-Coll, Aristide, > 1811-1899. Organ builders. Organ (Musical instrument) Organ music. Documentary films. Music.
Summary:	The genius of Cavaille-Coll celebrates the life and work of Aristide Cavaille-Coll (1811-1899), the great French organ builder whose work inspired the magnificent compositions of the French Romantic Organ School -- Franck, Widow, Guilmant and many others. The centerpiece of this lavish boxed set is a three-part, 156-minute documentary about Cavaille-Coll's life and work. Two further DVDs include demonstrations of fifteen organs and more than three hours of music (all recorded in full surround sound). Two CDs feature a survey of French organ music from 1830 to 1900. An 80-page booklet contains specifications and color photos of all the organs, track details and an introductory essay. - Container. "The genius of Cavaille-Coll celebrates the life and work of Aristide Cavaille-Coll (1811-1899), the great French organ builder whose work inspired the magnificent compositions of the French Romantic Organ School -- Franck, Widow, Guilmant and many others. The centerpiece of this lavish boxed set is a three-part, 156-minute documentary about Cavaille-Coll's life and work. Two further DVDs include demonstrations of fifteen organs and more than three hours of music (all recorded in full surround sound). Two CDs feature a survey of French organ music from 1830 to 1900. An 80-page booklet contains specifications and color photos of all the organs, track details and an introductory essay."--Container.