As an organist, I've played a lot of Duruflé and always wondered what it would sound like if he had composed for the piano. I then discovered this piece. This trio is really the only artifact of his pianistic composition. (I don't count the Trois Danses as being truly "piano compositions" by him as those are orchestral reductions.) It's truly unfortunate that he was so extremely self-critical that he did not compose more, both in general AND for the piano, because this is marvelous. There's an unpublished Triptych for piano on Gregorian themes (which I believe is his "Op. 1") but we will probably never see that released from his estate. Among the other unpublished works, apparently there's also yet another reduction of the Op. 9 Requiem, for choir and piano. Why they don't release that one for publication is beyond me as it'd be extremely convenient for rehearsal purposes (or even performances) where an organ is lacking. Anyway, rant over, thanks for posting lol !
Everything this man wrote is golden. It is not only a shame that he wrote so little, but also that what little he did write is performed so rarely. I guess the organ music is played from time to time, but even then you need a very competent organist. As for the Requiem, it is very difficult to find performances of the original version for full orchestra, and his orchestral works Opp.6&8 are not performed at all. Apparently, he made an orchestration of his Sicilienne, but I don't know if it has ever been performed, let alone recorded. We should be glad that he only came to despise his Toccata after its publication, otherwise he might have suppressed it as well.
you would like this orchestrated version of the Suite op. 5 . when i first heard it i thought it could have been by Durufle himself. th-cam.com/video/Ln9Bjkjn5QY/w-d-xo.html
from what i understand, he was also working on a piano reduction version of the Requiem, but it was incomplete at the time of his death. I agree that it is a shame that we will probably never see the Triptyque Op. 1 released, as he had it withdrawn from publication
@@UnofficialDurufleaccentaigu I'm taken back - the compositionally fine and I like it, but I find too much work for the pianist specially the ending. Not fair! If I may say more (nobody cares my opinion anyway but) I don't find flute+viola sound blend well in this. For which purpose did he compose this? For himself to play or for someone else or occasion?
@@itchy2345 It is true that the piano part is quite demanding, but I prefer compositions with a well written piano part over those with poorly written ones. I am not quite sure if one can expect a flute and a viola to blend in the first place, let alone with a piano. The piece was written in 1928 and dedicated to Jacques Durand, the famous publisher who died that year. I do not know if his death prompted the composition or if the dedication was an afterthought. I believe Duruflé never performed it, although I am sure he easily could have. How much do you know about the other works of Duruflé? Besides the organ and choral music, there are two orchestral compositions which I can not recommend highly enough: Trois Danses Op.6 and Andante et Scherzo Op.8, the scherzo in question being a loose orchestration of his Op.2.
@@UnofficialDurufleaccentaigu To be honest I don't know any other work by Monsieur Duruflé. I know this by chance ("know" is too much, I just know of the existance) because I have CD by Brautigam, Imai and Bezaly (recommended!). Anyway, thanks for the rare chamber music, I wouldn't have paid attention without this score video.
@@itchy2345 He made a transcription of his Trois Danses Op.6 for piano solo and another one for piano four hands and yet another one for two pianos. You might want to look into that...
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As an organist, I've played a lot of Duruflé and always wondered what it would sound like if he had composed for the piano. I then discovered this piece. This trio is really the only artifact of his pianistic composition. (I don't count the Trois Danses as being truly "piano compositions" by him as those are orchestral reductions.) It's truly unfortunate that he was so extremely self-critical that he did not compose more, both in general AND for the piano, because this is marvelous. There's an unpublished Triptych for piano on Gregorian themes (which I believe is his "Op. 1") but we will probably never see that released from his estate. Among the other unpublished works, apparently there's also yet another reduction of the Op. 9 Requiem, for choir and piano. Why they don't release that one for publication is beyond me as it'd be extremely convenient for rehearsal purposes (or even performances) where an organ is lacking. Anyway, rant over, thanks for posting lol !
Everything this man wrote is golden. It is not only a shame that he wrote so little, but also that what little he did write is performed so rarely. I guess the organ music is played from time to time, but even then you need a very competent organist. As for the Requiem, it is very difficult to find performances of the original version for full orchestra, and his orchestral works Opp.6&8 are not performed at all. Apparently, he made an orchestration of his Sicilienne, but I don't know if it has ever been performed, let alone recorded. We should be glad that he only came to despise his Toccata after its publication, otherwise he might have suppressed it as well.
you would like this orchestrated version of the Suite op. 5 . when i first heard it i thought it could have been by Durufle himself.
th-cam.com/video/Ln9Bjkjn5QY/w-d-xo.html
from what i understand, he was also working on a piano reduction version of the Requiem, but it was incomplete at the time of his death. I agree that it is a shame that we will probably never see the Triptyque Op. 1 released, as he had it withdrawn from publication
05:55 - variation i
06:42 - variation ii
07:35 - variation iii
08:48 - variation iv
09:32 - variation v
Blooming heck
Where? I'm his greatest fan!
@@UnofficialDurufleaccentaigu I'm taken back - the compositionally fine and I like it, but I find too much work for the pianist specially the ending. Not fair! If I may say more (nobody cares my opinion anyway but) I don't find flute+viola sound blend well in this. For which purpose did he compose this? For himself to play or for someone else or occasion?
@@itchy2345 It is true that the piano part is quite demanding, but I prefer compositions with a well written piano part over those with poorly written ones.
I am not quite sure if one can expect a flute and a viola to blend in the first place, let alone with a piano.
The piece was written in 1928 and dedicated to Jacques Durand, the famous publisher who died that year. I do not know if his death prompted the composition or if the dedication was an afterthought.
I believe Duruflé never performed it, although I am sure he easily could have.
How much do you know about the other works of Duruflé?
Besides the organ and choral music, there are two orchestral compositions which I can not recommend highly enough: Trois Danses Op.6 and Andante et Scherzo Op.8, the scherzo in question being a loose orchestration of his Op.2.
@@UnofficialDurufleaccentaigu To be honest I don't know any other work by Monsieur Duruflé. I know this by chance ("know" is too much, I just know of the existance) because I have CD by Brautigam, Imai and Bezaly (recommended!). Anyway, thanks for the rare chamber music, I wouldn't have paid attention without this score video.
@@itchy2345 He made a transcription of his Trois Danses Op.6 for piano solo and another one for piano four hands and yet another one for two pianos.
You might want to look into that...