Tallinn International Bach Music Festival

bachFest 2025

 

January 4th 7 PM Tallinn Dome Church

PHOENIX

Notre-Dame de Paris

 

Thierry Escaich, organ, France

 

Johann Sebastian Bach:  Passacaille et fugue in C BWV 582

Feix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Récitatif et Final from Sonate No.1 in F

Johann Sebastian Bach:

    Ricercare à 6 voix from Offrande Musicale BWV 1079

    Prélude et fugue (improvisé) sur un thème donné

Louis Vierne: Romance et Final from Organ Symphonie No.4

Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie in Es

Thierry Escaich:

    Trois Poèmes pour orgue

    Improvisation libre sur un thème donné 

 

Composer, organist and improviser Thierry Escaich is a unique figure in contemporary music and one of the most important French composers of his generation. The three elements of Escaich’s artistry are inseparable, allowing him to express himself as a virtuosic performer, interpreter and creator at the highest level.

Escaich composes works in many genres and forms, including opera, symphonic and chamber music. His catalogue numbers over 100 works which, with their lyrical, rich harmonies and rhythmic energy, have attracted a wide audience. Drawing from the French line of composition of Ravel, Messiaen and Dutilleux, and imbued with references from contemporary, jazz, popular and spiritual music, the distinctive sound-world of Escaich’s music is anchored by an obsessive rhythmic drive and compelling architecture. Escaich’s works are performed by leading orchestras in Europe and North America and by musicians such as Lisa Batiashvili, François Leleux, Andris Nelsons, Alain Altinoglu, Louis Langrée, Semyon Bychkov, Paavo Järvi, Alan Gilbert, Emmanuelle Bertrand and Paul Meyer.