Duruflé
Britishnoun
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Maurice Duruflé, then finishing his Requiem, declared that “next to Jeanne Demessieux, the rest of us play the pedals like elephants.”
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2021
Organic Jacaranda launches its new organ series with organist Ty Woodward, et al., performing works by Duruflé, Dupre, Alain, Hovhaness and Ives.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2019
Among the finest up-and-coming organists in the country, Mr. Houlihan surveys Duruflé, Debussy and Bach, the last of which he plays with uncommon style on a notable recent release on the Azica label.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2017
One of the preeminent chamber ensembles will perform jewels from Paris with two French masterworks, the Fauré and Duruflé requiems, in concert with award-winning concert organist Nathan Laube.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2016
There is a Notre Dame connection here as well, since in 1927 Duruflé was appointed assistant of the cathedral’s then organist, composer Louis Vierne.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2014
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