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To mark the release of his debut recording on the great Cavaillé-Coll organ of Saint-Sulpice Church, for the Aeolus label, titular organist Karol Mossakowski invites you to an exceptional launch concert on Thursday November 6, 8pm.
Ahead of the concert, AROSS is launching a short quiz with 5 CDs to win!
A random draw will be held among the correct entries: each of the 5 winners will receive a signed copy of this recording.
Prizes can be collected in person at the welcome desk in Saint-Sulpice Church after the concert, or sent by post.
Le Quizz
Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM (Paris time – UTC+1).
The quiz is now over. We received 91 responses, including 36 correct answers, from which 5 winners were randomly selected. Congratulations to all of you, and thank you for taking part!
Question #1
It was the German students of the Fontainebleau Conservatory who persuaded Charles-Marie Widor to compose his Trois Nouvelles Pièces in 1934.
True / False?
Answer
False. There was a subtle twist: the students in question were not German, but American — from the renowned American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, founded in 1921 and directed by Widor. The three pieces are dedicated to Albert Riemenschneider, Charlotte Lockwood, and Frederick Mayer..
Question #2
During Marcel Dupré’s tenure as titular organist, the original keyboard order on the Cavaillé-Coll console of the Saint-Sulpice grand organ was altered, with the Récit moving from the fifth to the fourth manual.
True / False?
Answer
False. This change in the keyboard order did indeed take place, but well before Marcel Dupré’s tenure: the work was carried out during the restoration by the Mutin firm in 1903, under the tenure and at the request of Charles-Marie Widor. Incidentally, the “Trompette coudée” of the fifth manual, originally part of the Récit division, remained on the top keyboard, henceforth called “Solo” (formerly Bombarde).
Question #3
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald composed his Diptyque liturgique for the inauguration of a church organ in New York City. Which church was it?
St. James / St. Patrick / St. Thomas?
Answer
The correct answer is St. James’ Church. Jean-Jacques Grunenwald’s Diptyque liturgique dates from 1956 — one year after his appointment at Saint-Pierre-de-Montrouge and seventeen years before his nomination at Saint-Sulpice. Despite its title, this work was not originally written for liturgical use, but for the inauguration of the M.P. Möller organ at St. James’ Church in New York, the fifth of eight organs that have resonated over time in this Upper East Side church (Madison Avenue / 71st Street).
https://orgues-nouvelles.org/karol-mossakowski-a-saint-sulpice/
According to our sources, Jean-Jacques Grunenwald only traveled to the United States in 1938 and 1939, and was therefore not present for the premiere of his work.
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