I love the Requiem! It was one of the first works that I performed when I became a professional musician. The final “In Paradisum” is the most truly heavenly music that I’ve ever heard or performed. Whenever I have gone through difficult times it is a work that always speaks peace to my soul. It never fails. Durufle’s choral music is very lovely too. I completely agree with his notion regarding ear training skills. You absolutely HAVE TO train your inner hearing because regardless of your situation (practicing, rehearsing or performing) you can’t depend on anyone or anything else (a piano or other instruments) to help you play the correct intervals, play everything in tune and be be able to blend harmonically with other instruments you may be performing with.
For organists, the durufle toccata is absolutely the most feared piece in the organ repertoire. It’s really really difficult and Durufle apparently hated it and refused to let his wife play it.
Is that relevant at all? Duruflé has written two handfuls of opus numbers, the Toccata is difficult, yes (as is his entire Suite op. 5) and he disliked it, yes, but he will be forever remembered as the composer of one of the most gorgeous musical Requiems ever written, together with Gabriel Fauré whose layout he adapted, at the same time enriching it with plainchant melodies from the Gregorian original. The result is a timeless piece of music making angels envy for its humanity and humans weep for its angelicity ...
@@WouterTukker You know absolutely NOTHING about organmusic, NOTHING about Durufle, NOTHING about french organculture. You're just some amateur hobbyist armchair classical music listening guy (probably american). I understand you can't read notes and find that very difficult and outside your regular scope of thinking, but the Toccata is TRULY BRILLIANT as are his other organworks and I command you to elevate your knowledge and insights into classical music and actually listen to them. The Requiem is nice, typical Durufle harmonies I understand it appeals to the average commonman, but your comment is a true testament of your ignorance. Durufle liked his Requiem not so much. If you look at it and compare to INDEED the Toccata but also other of his organworks it is (dare I say it) quite bland.
Thank you! Your great synopsis of Duruflé's life was shared with the 130 members of the Farmington Valley Chorale in preparation for our June performances of the Requiem.
It was a running gag among the vocalists and organists during my undergrad. We all knew it wasn't the correct pronunciation; that's part of what made it funny.
I'm an organist. My teacher studied with Duruflé. I've been to numerous AGO conventions where his works were performed. I've never, ever heard his name mocked this way or in any way. I'd take that part of the video. I was going to use to give a choir some info on his life, but no way will I share a video that starts such as this one did.
Imagine you get in a car crash and you recover, and your sweet wife is taking over your job for you, and then one day turns to you and says you wouldve been better off dead from the crash...
Given the ever-growing nature of the request queue [ lentovivace.com/requestqueue.html ], I've decided-though hesitantly-to put a moratorium on actually adding things to it. Reicha will certainly be under consideration for production once I make it through the requests I've promised to others.
@Classical Nerd: do you have anything essential to add to state-of-the-art musicological knowledge about Duruflé, except from that which anyone can learn from text-books and the Internet? Honestly, I doubt it ...
You really do a great job. Thanks. Maybe you are interested in producing a video about Sofia Gubaidulina? She is an important voice of our time and your collection would be richer.
1. I don't do videos on living composers, on account of their careers being incomplete. You can't do a retrospective on someone whose career is ongoing. I'm more than happy to talk about contemporary trends, though! 2. I have a queue of requests that goes halfway through next year, and it's far outpaced my production. I've had to put a hold on adding new requests to the pile [ lentovivace.com/requestqueue.html ]. In the future, requests will be taken into consideration, but I unfortunately just can't commit to doing everything.
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I love the Requiem! It was one of the first works that I performed when I became a professional musician. The final “In Paradisum” is the most truly heavenly music that I’ve ever heard or performed. Whenever I have gone through difficult times it is a work that always speaks peace to my soul. It never fails. Durufle’s choral music is very lovely too. I completely agree with his notion regarding ear training skills. You absolutely HAVE TO train your inner hearing because regardless of your situation (practicing, rehearsing or performing) you can’t depend on anyone or anything else (a piano or other instruments) to help you play the correct intervals, play everything in tune and be be able to blend harmonically with other instruments you may be performing with.
For organists, the durufle toccata is absolutely the most feared piece in the organ repertoire. It’s really really difficult and Durufle apparently hated it and refused to let his wife play it.
Is that relevant at all? Duruflé has written two handfuls of opus numbers, the Toccata is difficult, yes (as is his entire Suite op. 5) and he disliked it, yes, but he will be forever remembered as the composer of one of the most gorgeous musical Requiems ever written, together with Gabriel Fauré whose layout he adapted, at the same time enriching it with plainchant melodies from the Gregorian original. The result is a timeless piece of music making angels envy for its humanity and humans weep for its angelicity ...
@@WouterTukker You know absolutely NOTHING about organmusic, NOTHING about Durufle, NOTHING about french organculture. You're just some amateur hobbyist armchair classical music listening guy (probably american). I understand you can't read notes and find that very difficult and outside your regular scope of thinking, but the Toccata is TRULY BRILLIANT as are his other organworks and I command you to elevate your knowledge and insights into classical music and actually listen to them. The Requiem is nice, typical Durufle harmonies I understand it appeals to the average commonman, but your comment is a true testament of your ignorance. Durufle liked his Requiem not so much. If you look at it and compare to INDEED the Toccata but also other of his organworks it is (dare I say it) quite bland.
Thank you! Your great synopsis of Duruflé's life was shared with the 130 members of the Farmington Valley Chorale in preparation for our June performances of the Requiem.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I had the chance to hear Duruflé's Requiem live several years ago, and it was a fantastic experience.
@@ClassicalNerd We are so excited to be singing this masterpiece!
I don't know a single person who calls him "dust-ruffle" (sic) - who are these people you know?
It was a running gag among the vocalists and organists during my undergrad. We all knew it wasn't the correct pronunciation; that's part of what made it funny.
I'm an organist. My teacher studied with Duruflé. I've been to numerous AGO conventions where his works were performed. I've never, ever heard his name mocked this way or in any way. I'd take that part of the video. I was going to use to give a choir some info on his life, but no way will I share a video that starts such as this one did.
Imagine you get in a car crash and you recover, and your sweet wife is taking over your job for you, and then one day turns to you and says you wouldve been better off dead from the crash...
Can anyone advise me of what they think is the very best recorded version of the Durufle Requium?
I don’t know where the word jets came from. That’s Autocorrect for you!
@@monicacall7532 That was not my question but thanks anyway.
Matthew Best / Corydon Singers
@@mrhenu Could not agree more, that is the recording that made me fall in love with Duruflé´s Requiem
hey, I dont know if you have yet, but you should do a "great composers" video on Antonin reicha
Given the ever-growing nature of the request queue [ lentovivace.com/requestqueue.html ], I've decided-though hesitantly-to put a moratorium on actually adding things to it. Reicha will certainly be under consideration for production once I make it through the requests I've promised to others.
alright thats cool man i understand totally
Perhaps you can do a video on Dimitrie Cuclin? This Romanian composer allegedly wrote a symphony (his 12th) that lasts 6 hours!
Yep-next July. [ lentovivace.com/requestqueue.html ]
@Classical Nerd: do you have anything essential to add to state-of-the-art musicological knowledge about Duruflé, except from that which anyone can learn from text-books and the Internet? Honestly, I doubt it ...
You really do a great job. Thanks. Maybe you are interested in producing a video about Sofia Gubaidulina? She is an important voice of our time and your collection would be richer.
1. I don't do videos on living composers, on account of their careers being incomplete. You can't do a retrospective on someone whose career is ongoing. I'm more than happy to talk about contemporary trends, though!
2. I have a queue of requests that goes halfway through next year, and it's far outpaced my production. I've had to put a hold on adding new requests to the pile [ lentovivace.com/requestqueue.html ]. In the future, requests will be taken into consideration, but I unfortunately just can't commit to doing everything.
Classical Nerd Ok. Did not know this. I'm sorry. Good luck for your future projects.