Louis Marchand: Récit (Voix Humaine) Nenad Leonart, organ

Описание: Discover the enchanting sounds of the historic 1745 Silbermann organ in Wasselonne, as Nenad Leonart, organist, brings to life Louis Marchand's captivating piece, Récit (en ré). This video and audio recording showcases the voix humaine registration, a unique stop on the pipe organ designed to evoke the impression of a singing choir or soloist, with the according light tremulant, the Tremblant doux.

The timeless vox humana, Latin for "human voice", has been a staple in organ building since its early days, with its presence in French classical organs from the 17th and 18th centuries. The delicate vibrato effect, achieved through the use of a tremulant, breathes life into these performances, transporting you to an era of a very different kind of musical taste – most people today dislike the combinations of voix humaine and/or added tremulant. Nonetheless, for me it remains an interesting mystery, how to use this registration and achieve a human-like recitativo!

Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing world of organ music and witness the beauty of the vox humana through this performance you won't hear every day... Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more captivating organ recordings!

Louis Marchand (1669-1732) was a renowned French Baroque organist, harpsichordist, and composer, celebrated for his virtuoso skills and contributions to the French organ school. Experience his genius through this unusual rendition of Récit, as Nenad Leonart navigates the intricacies of the historical Jean-André Silbermann organ and the evocative Voix Humaine.

Marchand came from a musical family: his grandfather, Pierre (d.1676) had been a schoolmaster and music teacher and his three sons, Jean (Marchand's father), Pierre and Louis were organists. Pierre held the incumbency at Auxonne for some years before his death in 1684; Louis was to become curé at the church of Saint-Maurice Pontailler-sur-Saône, some 15 kilometres from Auxonne after 1 January 1676, where he was to remain until his arrest for the abduction and rape of 'paroissiennes'. [His sentence of death was commuted to servitude on the galleys and he died in Marseilles in 1694.] Jean was an organist at the cathedral of Clermont Ferrand before the family moved to Nevers in 1684, where Jean was to serve at the church of Saint Martine. As a child, the future composer showed exceptional talent: posthumous account, by Évrard Titon du Tillet, states that already at the age of 14 he was offered the prestigious position of organist at the Nevers Cathedral. We must be circumspect about this, however, since there is no documentary evidence of Marchand's time in Nevers, other than a contract he countersigned with his father engaging the services of Pierre Bridard to enlarge the Saint Martin organ. By age 20 he settled in Paris, and married the daughter of the harpsichord builder Jean Denis. According to his marriage contract, he was by that time organist at the church of Eglise Saint-Jacques on Paris's South Bank. Future tenures were to be held at Saint-Benoît-le-Bétourné [fr], the church of the Cordeliers Convent and the church of Saint-Honoré Abbey [de]. In June 1708, he was appointed as one of the four Organists du Roy for which he received a stipend of 600 livres. His duties were to play for the July–September quartier of the year. It is not known why he left Paris for a three-year sojourn in Germany in 1713, which was to include performing for various electors and the emperor. After his return to France Marchand once again settled in Paris and worked as organist for the Cordeliers Convent, augmenting his income with teaching.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

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