About the composer
Jeanne Demessieux was born on February 13, 1921 in Montpellier, France. Her extraordinary
talents were soon recognized and therefore the family moved to Paris so that Jeanne could
take lessons at the Conservatory. Here she was awarded first prizes in harmony, piano,
counterpoint and fugue, composition and organ. Her performance in Paris, 1946, was
regarded as an historic event in music history. She made tours all over Europe and the
USA, where Virgil Thomson regarded as her the greatest organ player of the era. Jeanne
Demessieux played the organ in the church St.Esprit until 1962 and thereafter in the La
Madeleine church in Paris, where she recorded many great organ works, like the complete
works of César Franck. She died on November 11, 1968.
| Date | 1950 |
| Performers | Organ soloist |
| Length | 4.41 minutes |
| Particulars | The Stabat Mater is part of the Twelve Choral Preludes, which Jeanne Demessieux based on plain chant themes. It is a Cantabile that tries to give an impression of the athmosphere at Golgotha. |
| Textual variations | No text is used. |
As no text is used there is no reason for a colorbar
| CD | Motette CD 11671: Jeanne Demessieux - Orgelwerke |
| About this CD | The CD is dedicated to the work of Demessieux and an other
french composer of organ music. Recorded at La Madeleine church, Paris, in 1991. I bought this CD on the Internet, Gothic Records, 2001 |
| Soloists | Michelle Leclerc, organ |
| Other works | Demessieux: Répons pour le Temps de Pâques + Andante +
Te Deum Marcel Dupré: 3 Prelude and Fugues |
| Added | 2001 (DEM 01) |
E-mail:
stabatmater@dds.nl