Romantic · French
Édouard Batiste
1820 to 1876
French Romantic
Repertoire in dialogue
A student of the Paris Conservatoire and second Prix de Rome in 1840, Édouard Batiste was organist of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs and then, from 1854 until his death, titular of the great organ of Saint-Eustache. A professor of solfège and harmony at the Conservatoire, he published more than 350 organ pieces during his lifetime, several of them dedicated to American organists.
The repertoire
Works in the project’s repertoire
5 works, 2 of them available to listen to.
Repertoire in dialogue
Flagship work
Grand Offertoire de Sainte-Cécile n° 1, op. 7
Op. 7 · Offertory
Keyboard compass; expression via the Résonance manual
Batiste’s Organ Book (soixante-sept préludes, interludes et voluntaries)
Collection
Intimate piece, well served by the expressive Résonance manual
Quatre Élévations, op. 5
Op. 5 · Elevation
Intimate piece, well served by the expressive Résonance manual
Offertoire en la mineur, op. 20 n° 1
Op. 20 n° 1 · Offertory
Keyboard compass; expression via the Résonance manual
Offertoire en ré mineur, op. 3
Op. 3 · Offertory
Keyboard compass; expression via the Résonance manual
This classification reflects the place of these repertoires within the artistic and educational orientations of the project. It does not constitute a technical indication regarding the design of the instrument.
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