Daniel Roth Organist, Saint-Sulpice, Paris

friday, april 24, 2015 at 7:30pm

olrbrooklyn.org/organ-recitals-in-new-york-city facebook.com/kilgen5163 jan pieterszoon sweelinck (1562-1621) Chromatic Fantasia johann sebastian bach (1685-1750) Aria Seht, was die Liebe tut (Transcription: J. E. Berthier) from Cantata Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85 (I am the Good Shepherd) See, what His love hath wrought! My Jesus holds with kindly care His Flock securely in his keeping And on the cross’s branch hath poured out For them his precious blood. césar franck (1822-1890) Allegretto from Symphony in D (Transcription: Daniel Roth) felix mendelssohn-bartholdy (1809-1847) Overture from Paulus (Transcription: W. T. Best) daniel roth (b. 1942) Improvisation

intermission daniel roth From Livre d ’orgue pour le Magnificat IV Et misericordia X Gloria louis vierne (1870-1937) Pièces de fantaisie, Op. 51, no. 2 Andantino

Symphonie no. 2, Op. 20 Scherzo

Symphonie no 4, Op. 32 Romance Final

In Memoriam Odile Roth June 9, 1939 - March 9, 2015 daniel roth

Daniel Roth is widely acclaimed as one of the leading French organ virtuosos. Renowned for his brilliant interpretations of organ literature and for his thrilling improvisations which are regularly included in his concert programs, Daniel Roth has concertized extensively throughout Europe, Great Britain, The United States, Scandinavia, Japan and Korea.

A former student at the Paris Conservatory, his teachers include Marie-Claire Alain and Maurice Duruflé. He is the winner of several competitions, among them the Grand Prix de Chartres in 1971 for both interpretation and improvisation. Daniel Roth

Mr. Roth is currently Titular Organist at the Church of St. Sulpice in Paris. Previous positions held include Titular Organist at the Basilique du Sacré Coeur in Paris, and Artist-in-Residence of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC.

In addition to his performing and church work, Mr. Roth is also a composer, and has written many works for organ solo, flute and organ, choir and organ and for orchestra. For his compositions he was awarded the Florent Schmitt prize awarded by the Académie des Beaux-Arts (Institut de France).

Throughout his career Mr. Roth held many prestigious teaching positions, including posts at the Conservatory of , the Conservatory of , the Musikhochschule in Saarbrücken, and most recently Professor of Organ at the Musikhochschule in am Main until his retirement in 2007.

He has numerous recordings to his credit on recording labels including Erato, Philips, Arion, Pathé-Marconi, EMI, Wergo, Motette-Ursina, Priory, Aeolus, and JAV Recordings. Several of his recordings have won the coveted “Diapason d’Or” award from the French magazine Diapason.

Mr. Roth has earned the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, Officier des Arts et Letters, and he was named an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Organists in the UK. He was also awarded the “Europäische Kirchenmusik” prize by the Schwäbisch Gmünd Festival in Germany.

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