Daniel Roth at the Saint-Sulpice console

1862 Cavaillé-Coll at Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France

1890 Cavaillé-Coll at Church of Saint Ouen in Rouen, France

The Man from Alsace

…a 70th birthday tribute to Daniel Roth, organist of the Parisian church of Saint Sulpice.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of October 29, 2012

Links and Resources:

• Printable program listings
• Saint Sulpice, Paris

Interview Audio:

Michael Barone queries Daniel Roth about…
…the claim by Albert Schweitzer that the St. Suplice organ was ideal for Bach.



Music played in the program

Hour 1

J. S. BACH: Fugue in c, BWV 575 –Daniel Roth (1862 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Sulpice, Paris) ORGANpromotion 6002

LOUIS JAMES ALFRED LEFÉBURE-WÉLY: Sortie in G –Daniel Roth (St. Sulpice) Priory 767

CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR: Allegro vivace, fr Symphony No. 5, Op. 42, no. 1 –Daniel Roth (St. Sulpice) Motette 11141

WIDOR: Gloria, fr Mass, Op. 36 –Choeur Darius Milhaud/Camille Haedt-Goussu, director; Ensemble Dodecamen/Christopher Hyde, director; Mark Dwyer and Stephen Tharp, choir organ; Daniel Roth (St. Sulpice) JAV 158

DANIEL ROTH: Gloria, fr Missa Brevis –Mainz Figuralchor/Daniel Roth, conductor; Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin (1903 Mutin/choir organ, St. Sulpice, Paris) IFO 086

ROTH: Livre d'Orgue pour le Magnificat (Quia respexit & Deposuit) –Daniel Roth (1890 Cavaillé-Coll/St. Ouen, Rouen) JAV 165

Hour 2

ROTH: Fond d'orgue & Grand Choeur (improvisations) –Daniel Roth (Saint Sulpice) ORGANpromotion 6002

ROTH: Improvisation on Tantum ergo. PHILIPPE BELLENOT: Tantum ergo –Choeur Darius Milhaud/Camille Haedt-Goussu, director; Daniel Roth, organ. JAV 158

GEORGES HÜE: Fantasie for Flute and Organ –Francois-Xavier Roth, flute; Daniel Roth (1877 Cavaillé-Coll/Saint Bernhard Church, Mainz-Bretzenheim) Organ 7101

MAURICE RAVEL: Trois Chansons –Vincent Roth, viola; Daniel Roth (Mainz-Bretzenheim) IFO 7002

AUGUST GOTTFRIED RITTER: Sonata No. 3 in a, Op. 23 –Daniel Roth (Saint Sulpice) Aeolus 10331