Jehan Alain (1911-1940) was a French organist and composer. The third volume of Alain's Organ Works comprise Prélude Profane and Lamento as well as other favourites from the composer. Alain studied with Organ virtuosos Guilmant and Vierne and was primarily an organist and composer of religious music. Whilst at the Paris Conservatoire Alain won many prizes and his composition catalogue comprises some 140 works. The compositions in the third volume of Organ Works by Jehan Alain are full of life mirroring his personality. From lively andcomical pieces to sensitive and unexpected works Alain's pieces are diverse in musicality. Moreover the composer exploits Organ techniques making for an exciting and varied collection for intermediate to advanced level organists.

First of a series of three tomes by Jehan Alain The Organ Work - Tome 1 is a set of two pieces in three parts each. For upper intermediate players and above this first tome is quite difficult with fairly fast movements that also feature the use of pedals. This first tome includes:  I. Suite (Introduction et Variations JA 69 Scherzo JA 70 and Choral JA 82) II. Trois danses JA 120 (Joie Deuils JA 120 bis and Luttes) The second tome consists of seven pieces while the third tome is the biggest with a total of fourteen. Jehan Alain is a French organist who became famous withhis Suite for Organ. Student of Marcel Dupré and Roger Ducasse among others he kept composing all his life. One of his most famous international pieces is 'Litanies'.

Jehan Alain (1911-1940) was a French organist and composer. His Aria for Organ was composed in 1938 and was superbly rearranged for Flute and Organ later that year by his brother Olivier Alain. Alain studied with Organ virtuosos Guilmant and Vierne and was primarily an organist and composer of religious music. Whilst at the Paris Conservatoire he won many prizes and his composition catalogue comprises some 140 works. Alain's Aria remains popular suitable for intermediate flautists. As a lively piece for Flute its Organ accompaniment as opposed to Piano accompaniment is unusual.Yet Alain's Aria is an exciting and varied piece for aspiring flautists.

Trop modeste, Olivier Alain ne se soucia jamais de sa propre promotion et ne chercha point à faire connaître ses productions musicales ou littéraires. Son catalogue musical comporte 170 no d'opus. Bien que l'influence familiale se fasse sentir, Olivier Alain écrit dans un style très personnel, usant d'un langage musical différent de celui de son frère Jehan. Au sein de la famille Alain, Olivier est un compositeur d'une grande originalité : ses oeuvres, de haute qualité, méritaient vraiment d'être éditées. / Flûte Ou Trompette En Ut Et Orgue

Trop modeste, Olivier Alain ne se soucia jamais de sa propre promotion et ne chercha point à faire connaître ses productions musicales ou littéraires. Son catalogue musical comporte 170 no d'opus. Bien que l'influence familiale se fasse sentir, Olivier Alain écrit dans un style très personnel, usant d'un langage musical différent de celui de son frère Jehan. Au sein de la famille Alain, Olivier est un compositeur d'une grande originalité : ses oeuvres, de haute qualité, méritaient vraiment d'être éditées. / Quatuor À Cordes (2 Violons, Alto, Violoncelle)

Trop modeste, Olivier Alain ne se soucia jamais de sa propre promotion et ne chercha point à faire connaître ses productions musicales ou littéraires. Son catalogue musical comporte 170 no d'opus. Bien que l'influence familiale se fasse sentir, Olivier Alain écrit dans un style très personnel, usant d'un langage musical différent de celui de son frère Jehan. Au sein de la famille Alain, Olivier est un compositeur d'une grande originalité : ses oeuvres, de haute qualité, méritaient vraiment d'être éditées. / Voix Et Orchestre

Trop modeste, Olivier Alain ne se soucia jamais de sa propre promotion et ne chercha point à faire connaître ses productions musicales ou littéraires. Son catalogue musical comporte 170 no d'opus. Bien que l'influence familiale se fasse sentir, Olivier Alain écrit dans un style très personnel, usant d'un langage musical différent de celui de son frère Jehan. Au sein de la famille Alain, Olivier est un compositeur d'une grande originalité : ses oeuvres, de haute qualité, méritaient vraiment d'être éditées. / Flûte Ou Hautbois Ou Violon Et Orgue

Version 2010-“Books talk to each other” - Umberto Eco’s statement could just as easily apply to music as Les Citations for Oboe Harpsichord Double Bass and Percussion by Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) brilliantly proves. Written in 1991 the score was reworked by the composer for the Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise where the new version premiered in June 2010. The origin of this work goes back to For Aldeburgh 85. Written for the 75th birthday of singer Peter Pears the piece takes up a fragment of Peter Grimes whose leading role had been written by Britten for the beloved tenor. Dutilleux adds a page titled FromJanequin to Jehan Alain in which appears a song from the Renaissance composer “L’espoir que j’ay d’acquerir vostre grace” used by J. Alain in his Variations for Organ on a theme by Clément Janequin. The junction between the two parties is made through an Interlude that introduces the “wolf’s moan” theme from the ballet Le Loup (The Wolf) composed by Dutilleux in 1953 for the troupe of Roland Petit. This subtle tangle of quotations forms a shimmering and sensual work where the uniqueness of an authentic artist powerfully asserts itself.