Description

In selecting the program for his first solo recording, Jean-Willy Kunz was naturally drawn to music by composers from his native France including Jehan Alain, Charles-Marie Widor, Marcel Dupré, and Louis Vierne, while a work by Québécois Maxime Goulet provides a contemporary flavor. These are paired with the great Toccata and Fugue in D minor by J. S. Bach.

A highlight of this recording is Kunz’s transcription of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Le Carnaval des animaux, which he first performed in 2014 for the inauguration of the Pierre-Béique organ. Kunz’s transcription demonstrates the organ’s ability to render a wide range of orchestral colours and textures.