Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703), died at the age of 31 without bequeathing everything his genius let hope for, considered one of the greatest masters of the organ, composed only one Organ Book (1699) called ‘Premier’, consisting of a Mass and five Hymns for various Church festivals. Johann Sebastian Bach, a fervent admirer, discovered his music, during his youth and copied his entire work with would influence – as much as Buxtehude’s, then later Frescobaldi’s – his own organ work. The new release of this recording from 1992 on the historical organ of Saint-Michel-en-Thiérache pays tribute to the great organist André Isoir who died in 2016.
