Thierry Escaich - Cinq versets sur Victimae Paschali - Ben Bloor

Cinq versets sur Victimae Paschali by Thierry Escaich performed by Ben Bloor in a live concert on the 45 stop 1954 Downes/Walker organ of the London Oratory Church on Monday 9th October 2023. Thierry Escaich studied organ, composition and improvisation at the Paris Conservatoire and succeeded Maurice Duruflé as organist at St Étienne-du-Mont, where he has played for the last 27 years. His ‘Cinq versets sur le ‘Victimae Paschali laudes’ were commissioned by the French Minister for Culture in 1991. Over the course of the five short variations, which quote the famous plainsong Easter hymn, various techniques are employed, from fugal writing, to slow processional build-ups, and eventually a breathless toccata, all with intensely rhythmic drive and on the very edge of chromatic decency… Ben Bloor is Organist at the London Oratory Church and School Organist at Westminster School. For more information, please visit https://www.benbloor.com Tipjar - https://tpjr.us/chiffchat Twitter - Ben Bloor:   / benjybloor   Facebook - Ben Bloor Organist:   / benbloororganist   Tiktok - @bloorganist:   / bloorganist   Website - https://www.benbloor.com/