Pierre Cochereau: Organist of Notre-Dame

by Anthony Hammond

Described by his teacher Marcel Dupr as "a phenomenon without equal in the history of the contemporary organ," Pierre Cochereau is considered one of the twentieth century's greatest French organists.This book tells, for the first time, the full story of of his extraordinary life and glittering, worldwide career.

In 1955 Cochereau was appointed Organiste Titulaire at Notre-Dame de Paris, where he restored the cathedral's musical glory and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158046405X
• ISBN13: 9781580464055
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"