Édouard Commette

Édouard Commette (12 April 1883, in Lyon – 21 April 1967) was an organist from Lyon in France of international fame who served the Archdiocese of Lyon and was organist at Basilique Notre Dame de Fourvière for over 50 years.

Place Édouard Commette at the foot of the hill on which the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière is built is named in his honour. A student of Charles-Marie Widor and Victor Neuville, his recordings were known worldwide, and he was also known as a composer of accessible and tuneful organ music in his own right.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 12, 1883 (1st arrondissement of Lyon;Lyon), Died April 21, 1967 (Lyon)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: organ, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 33 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) WLX385 12-in. 5/30/1928 Chant de triomphe Édouard Commette ; Abbé Lachassagne ; Maitrise de la Primatiale de Lyon Chorus, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX386 12-in. 5/30/1928 Fantaisie en sol mineur, 1re partie Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX387 12-in. 5/30/1928 Fantaisie en sol mineur, 2e partie Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX388 12-in. 5/30/1928 Fugue en sol mineur du IVe livre Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX389 10-in. 5/30/1928 Toccata Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX390 12-in. 5/31/1928 Le paradis Édouard Commette ; Abbé Lachassagne ; Maitrise de la Primatiale de Lyon Chorus, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX391 12-in. 5/31/1928 Cantate domino Édouard Commette ; Abbé Lachassagne ; Maitrise de la Primatiale de Lyon Chorus, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX392 12-in. 5/31/1928 Pastorale, 1re partie Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX393 12-in. 5/31/1928 Pastorale, 2e partie Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WLX396 10-in. 5/31/1928 Toccata Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1096 10-in. 5/29/1928 Messe solennelle en ut dièse mineur : Kyrie eleison, 1re partie Édouard Commette ; Abbe Lachassagne ; Maitrise de la Primatiale de Lyon Vocal chorus, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1097 10-in. 5/29/1928 Messe solennelle en ut dièse mineur : Kyrie eleison, 2e partie Édouard Commette ; Abbe Lachassagne ; Maitrise de la Primatiale de Lyon Vocal chorus, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1098 10-in. 5/30/1928 Domine deus, 1re partie Édouard Commette ; Abbe Lachassagne ; Maitrise de la Primatiale de Lyon Vocal chorus, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1099 10-in. 5/30/1928 Domine deus, 2e partie Édouard Commette ; Abbe Lachassagne ; Maitrise de la Primatiale de Lyon Vocal chorus, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1100 10-in. 5/30/1928 Scherzo, 1re partie Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ, composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1101 10-in. 5/30/1928 Scherzo, 2e partie Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ, composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1102 10-in. 5/30/1928 Chorale no. 13 : La faute d'Adam a tout perdu Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1107 10-in. 5/31/1928 Choral : Louez le dieu puissant Édouard Commette ; Abbe Lachassagne ; Maitrise de la Primatiale de Lyon Vocal chorus, with organ instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1608 10-in. 4/18/1929 Scherzo de la 2e symphonie : La chasse Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1609 10-in. 4/18/1929 Toccata Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1610 10-in. 4/18/1929 Toccata Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1611 10-in. 4/18/1929 Allegro du 3e concerto, 1re partie Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1612 10-in. 4/18/1929 Allegro du 3e concerto, 2e partie Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1613 10-in. 4/18/1929 Fugue en sol mineur Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1614 10-in. 4/18/1929 Fugue en sol mineur Édouard Commette Organ solo instrumentalist, organ  
(Results 1-25 of 33 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Commette, Édouard," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360108.

Commette, Édouard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/360108.

"Commette, Édouard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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