Thierry Escaich

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Renowned organist and improviser Thierry Escaich continues to play a prominent role in the creation of contemporary music. Since 1990, when he ended his studies at the Paris Conservatoire having received eight first prizes, his first works have been rewarded with the Franco-American Florence Blumenthal Foundation prize, awarded unanimously by a jury made up of such figures as Elliott Carter, Henri Dutilleux and Maurice Ohana. More prizes have followed - awarded by the French Institute and SACEM (including the Grand Prix de la musique symphonique in 2004) after he was awarded the Grand Prix des Lycéens in 2002 en route to receiving the 2003 Victoires de la Musique Composer of the Year award. His musical universe has been described as one “of rare expressive density” (Télérama), “in which are combined breathless or impassioned elans and rhythmic motors that are often violent and obstinate, readily drawing from the sources of Gregorian plainchant” (Le Monde). This universe, “made up of dramatic frothing strained to exhaustion and the often-brutal confrontation of opposing sound worlds” (Grégoire Hetzel), is embodied in such works as Le Chant des Ténèbres (1992) and his Organ Concerto (1995) as well as Résurgences for trumpet and orchestra (2002) and his oratorio Le Dernier Evangile (2000). His orchestral works feature in the repertoires of various leading European orchestras such as the Orchestra of the Beethovenhalle (Bonn), the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic, l’Orchestre Philha

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albums

Souvenirs de l'opus 26 Live (Medley de l'Opus 26)

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Cantus

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The Ultimate Organ Collection

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Hommage à Maurice Duruflé: Œuvres pour orgue et chœur

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Tu es Petrus

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Baroque Song

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Glass, Escaich & Gotkovsky: Oasis Quartet

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Duruflé: Oeuvres pour orgue, orgue et choeur

Groove Machine

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Escaich: Te Deum pour Notre-Dame: I. Nuit de feu

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Thierry Escaich : Esquisses

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Escaich: Chorus (Musique De Chambre)

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