Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968)
69 videos • 96 views • by Kanawha French organist and composer of extraordinary talent and technical prowess at the instrument. Had to fight many odds in the conservative Paris RC organist culture, had to overcome lots of personal difficulties in her relationship with her mentor and tutor Marcel Dupre, and including loosing a fight with cancer mainly due to the coarse treatments of the 1960's. But Jeanne Demessieux has left us a musical heritage that is second to none in terms of difficulty and intellectual demands on the aspiring player. Plus her improvisational skills at the organ are still awe inspiring and daunting to any accomplished organist.