{"product_id":"langlais-organ-music-vol-2","title":"Langlais: Organ Music, Vol. 2","description":"Blind from the age of two, a prodigiously  gifted student, Jean Langlais (1907-91)  produced an immense quantity of music. His  organ works alone exceed in number those  of JS Bach. Many have hardly ever been  performed. Perhaps not more than half a  dozen works are regularly played or  recorded today, which is what makes this  new complete survey of his organ music so  invaluable, as the authoritative document of  a high point in the distinguished lineage of  the French organ heritage.  The second volume of this complete survey  opens with the third and last of his organ  symphonies, among the most imposing and  yet overlooked of his major works. More  familiar are the Gregorian-inspired Suite  medievale, the Triptyque, and the Triptyque  Gr�gorien, whose flowing melodies share a  spirit of Catholic mysticism with briefer  meditations such as the Pri�re des Mages,  the Incantation pour un Jour Saint and the  Palm-Sunday voluntary Dominica in Palmis.  As a collection of character pieces, Mosaique  shows off Langlais's versatility, by turns  solemn and joyful, songful and stormy. This  sheer variety of form alone makes him stand  out among French 20th-century composers  for the organ. Throughout his life, Langlais  wrote in many different styles and, true to his ideal,  still retained the ability to surprise.  This major project has been undertaken jointly by  the Italian organists Giorgio Benati, Fausto Caporali  and Alessandro Perin. Benati is a former student of  Langlais, and Caporali has a string of successful  French organ recordings to his credit. They have  made these new recordings on Italian instruments,  lending Langlais an 'Italian accent' while faithfully  observing his expressive and registration markings in  his scores. Booklet notes for each piece have been  written by Giorgio Benati.","brand":"Brilliant Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49606142066968,"sku":"5028421963617","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/4344099-3187707.jpg?v=1777503450","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/langlais-organ-music-vol-2","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}