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This French programme of reflective meditations and rambunctious toccatas for The King of Instruments is brilliantly performed by internationally sought-after organist Dariia Lytvishki, who performs on the Grenzing organ at Bauernkirche Iserlohn in Germany. Built in 2019 and disposed in the French symphonic style, the instrument boasts some 2,300 pipes.
Toccatas and Meditations
BOËLLMANN • DURUFLÉ • GUILMANT
RAVEL • VIERNE • WIDOR
Dariia Lytvishko, OrganThe illustrious French organ tradition is celebrated in this album of toccatas and meditations, including masterpieces drawn from across the repertoire. Charles-Marie Widor was the founding father of the French Organ School, and his Toccata from Symphony No. 5 is a cornerstone of the repertoire. The Méditation by his contemporary Louis Vierne is among the highlights of Romantic organ works. Duruflé, Boëllmann and Guilmant are also represented, as is a beautiful Ravel arrangement. They’re played on the magnificent Grenzing organ at Bauernkirche Iserlohn by Dariia Lytvishko – a Ukrainian-born virtuoso and one of the most lavishly gifted organists of her generation.
III. Toccata
Born in Ukraine and now a resident of Germany, Dariia Lytvishko is an internationally sought-after organist, performing in renowned churches and at major organ festivals throughout Europe. She has performed at Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral in London, the Temple protestant de l’Oratoire du Louvre in Paris, the Pantheon in Rome, and the Hauptkirche St Michaelis at the Hamburg Organ Summer. Her concert tours have taken her to France, England, Italy, Belgium, Monaco, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, Romania, Spain, Ukraine, Canada and the US.
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– BBC Music Magazine ★★★★
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