Eugène Gigout

Short bio Eugène Gigout

Birthday: 1844 in Nancy, France

Died: 1925 in Paris, France

Genre: Classical

Period: Post-Romantic, Romantic

Full biography Eugène Gigout

Eugène Gigout (1844-1925) was a French composer and organist who is best known for his compositions for the organ. He was born in Nancy, France, and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Camille Saint-Saëns and César Franck. He later became the organist at the Church of Saint-Augustin in Paris, a position he held for over 60 years.

Gigout wrote a significant amount of music for solo organ, including his famous Toccata in B minor, which is often played at weddings and other celebratory events. He was also known for his harmonium works and piano compositions, but it is his music for the organ that has endured.

In addition to his work as a composer, Gigout was a virtuoso organist and a respected teacher of the instrument. He wrote a number of books and educational pieces for the organ, and his technique and interpretation were highly regarded by his contemporaries.

While Gigout's reputation as a composer is largely based on his music for the organ, he wrote in other genres as well, including chamber music and vocal music. He was a member of the Société Nationale de Musique, a group of French composers who promoted the music of their contemporaries, and was well-respected in musical circles during his lifetime.

Overall, Eugène Gigout was an important figure in French music during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his music for the organ continues to be played and enjoyed by organists and music lovers around the world today.

Compositions featuring Eugène Gigout

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Pièce Jubilaire, for organ	6:44 min	Keyboard	1918
2	Toccata for organ in B minor	3:11 min	Keyboard	1900
3	Pièces (2) for organ	10:47 min	Keyboard	1898
4	Berceuse, for harmonium & piano	1:48 min	Keyboard	1895
5	Tempo di Marcia, for harmonium & piano	2:54 min	Keyboard	1895
6	Contemplation, for harmonium & piano	2:22 min	Keyboard	1895
7	Meditation (sur les Jeux de Fonds), for organ	7:34 min	Keyboard	1895
8	Interludium for organ	7:08 min	Keyboard	1895
9	Poèmes Mystiques, for organ	14:03 min	Keyboard	1893
10	Pieces (10) for organ or pedal piano	54:32 min	Keyboard	1890
11	Rhapsody on noëls, for organ	6:34 min	Keyboard	-
12	Prelude & Fugue for organ in E flat	7:04 min	Keyboard	-
13	Prelude, chorale & allegro, for organ	7:24 min	Keyboard	-
14	Rhapsodie sur des Airs Catalans, for organ	9:43 min	Keyboard	-
15	Pieces (6) for organ with pedal obbligato	46:04 min	Keyboard	-
16	Scherzo for organ in E major	4:44 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
17	Suite de Six Pièces, for organ	47:36 min	Keyboard	-
18	Three Morceaux, suite for organ	19:07 min	Keyboard	-
19	Toccata	3:31 min	Keyboard	-
20	Two Transcriptions, for organ	7:01 min	Keyboard	-
21	Pieces (12) for organ	61:55 min	Keyboard	-
22	100 Pièces Brèves Nouvelles (New Brief Pieces), for organ		Keyboard	-
23	Minuetto for organ	4:26 min	Keyboard	-
24	Marche religieuse for organ	4:01 min	Keyboard	-
25	Marche des rogations, for organ	4:05 min	Keyboard	-
26	Intermezzo for organ in C major	2:12 min	Keyboard	-
27	Grand choeur dialogué for organ	5:49 min	Keyboard	-
28	Fughetta for organ	2:39 min	Keyboard	-
29	Communion for organ	4:15 min	Keyboard	-
30	Cantilène for organ	4:15 min	Keyboard	-
31	Andante Varié for organ	6:26 min	Keyboard	-
32	Allegro con brio for organ		Keyboard	-
33	Allegretto grazioso for organ	3:39 min	Keyboard	-
34	Allegretto for organ	0:53 min	Keyboard	-

Albums featuring Eugène Gigout

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Guilmant, Vierne, Gigout, David M. Patrick – Guilman, Vierne, Gigout(CD, Album)	2018	Guild
2	César Franck, Eugène Gigout, Louis Vierne, Mads Høck – Mads Høck At The Marcussen & Søn Organ Of Grundtvigs Kirke, Copenhagen.(CD, Album)	2016	Paula
3	Charles-Marie Widor, Louis Vierne, Jehan Alain, Leon Boëllmann, Eugène Gigout - Marie-Claire Alain – French Organ Music From The 19th And 20th Centuries(CD, Compilation, Remastered)	2015	Erato
4	Boëllmann, Bonnet, Dubois, Gigout, Guilmant, Pierné, Saint-Saëns, Widor - Ben Van Oosten – A Festival Of French Organ Music(CD, Album)	2011	MDG
5	Ullrich Böhme, Max Reger, Eugène Gigout, Franz Liszt, César Franck, Marcel Dupré – Die Sauer Orgel der Thomaskirche zu Leipzig(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album)	2009	Rondeau Production GmbH
6	Eugène Gigout / Didier Marty (2) – Œuvres Pour Orgue(CD, Album)	2005	Calliope
7	Eugène Gigout, Gerard Brooks – Eugène Gigout - The Complete Organ Works - V(CD, )	2005	Priory
8	Eugène Gigout, Gerard Brooks – Eugène Gigout - The Complete Organ Works - IV(CD, )	2004	Priory
9	Eugène Gigout, Gerard Brooks – Eugène Gigout - The Complete Organ Works - III(CD, )	2003	Priory
10	Eugène Gigout, Gerard Brooks – Eugène Gigout - The Complete Organ Works - I(CD, )	2002	Priory
11	Eugène Gigout, Gerard Brooks – Eugène Gigout - The Complete Organ Works - II(CD, )	2001	Priory
12	Reger - Gigout - Bossi / Daniel Matrone – Orgue Magen De Mirande(CD, Album)	1998	REM
13	Dupré, Duruflé, Gigout – Organ Works(CD, Album)	1996	Point Classics
14	Marie-Claire Alain, Bach - Boëllmann - Gigout - Widor – Grandes Toccatas(CD, )	1994	Erato
15	Jean-Pierre Leguay, Vierne, Gigout – Vierne et Gigout(CD, )	1993	Festivo (2)
16	Suzanne Chaisemartin, Alexandre Guilmant, Eugène Gigout, Léon Boëllmann – Orgues en Languedoc-Roussillon(CD, Album)	1992	Disques Coriolan
17	Bach, Gigout, Vierne, Widor - Marie-Claire Alain – Les Plus Belles Pages De L'Orgue (Famous Music For Organ)(CD, Compilation)	1992	Erato
18	Yves Devernay / Ch.-M. Widor, E. Devernay, M. Duruflé, J. Guillou, J. Langlais, M. Dupré, E. Gigout – Yves Devernay Aux Grandes Orgues De La Cathédrale Notre-Dame De Paris(CD, )	1991	Mitra Digital
19	Boëllmann, Duruflé, Fortner, Gigout, Haas, Henze, Hindemith, Kraft, Reger, Widor · Rosalinde Haas – Toccaten	1987	WERGO
20	Max Reger, Eugène Gigout, Joseph Bonnet, Marcel Dupré – Welte-Philharmonie-Orgel Digital (Max Reger, Eugène Gigout, Joseph Bonnet, Marcel Dupré Spielen Eigene Werke)	1986	Intercord
21	Georg Gossen, Arro, Gigout, Ben-Haim, Kuusisto, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Messiaen, Niedermeyer, Schumann – An Der Verschueren-Orgel Der Katholischen Pfarrkirche St. Audomar In Frechen Bei Köln(LP)	1984	Sound-Star-Ton
22	Jose Enrique Ayarra, Johann Sebastian Bach, Eugène Gigout, Eduardo Torres (5), Manuel Castillo – Musica en los Grandes Organos de la Catedral de Sevilla(LP)	1982	Discos Aljarafe
23	Léon Boëllmann, Eugène Gigout / Marie Dufour – Marie Dufour, Orgue(LP)	1982	Gallo (4)
24	Charles Tournemire, Louis Vierne, Eugène Gigout, Georges Jacob, Charles-Marie Widor, Edouard Commette, Marcel Dupré, André Marchal (2), Gustave Bret, Joseph Bonnet – ORGUES & ORGANISTES FRANCAIS EN 1930(5×LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono)	1981	La Voix De Son Maître
25	Bach, Liszt, Franck, Widor, Gigout - Raymond Daveluy – Organ Recital(LP, Album)	1979	Musicus (2)
26	Odile Pierre - Widor / Gigout / Vierne / Duruflé – Toccata Et Carillons Pour Orgue(12", 45 RPM, Album)	1977	RCA
27	J. S. Bach, Widor, Gigout, Raison, De Cabezon, De Arauxo, Cabanilles, Oxinagas, Du Mage, Marchand, Nivers, D'Andrieu - Marie-Louise Girod – Veliki Klasici Orgulja - Les Grands Classiques De L'Orgue (Au Grand Orgue Historique Du Prytanée Militaire De La Fl	1975	Jugoton
28	Edgar Krapp, Eugène Gigout, Léon Boëllmann, Jean Langlais – Das Orgelportrait - Französische Orgelmusik Aus Der Benediktinerabtei Gerleve(LP, Stereo)	1974	Psallite
29	Marcel Dupré, Maurice Duruflé, Eugène Gigout, Charles Tournemire, Louis Vierne, Jean-Jacques Werner, Charles-Marie Widor - Georges Delvallée Aux Grandes Orgues De La Collégiale De Saint-Quentin – Grandes Toccatas Et Carillons Pour Orgue(LP)	1972	Arion
30	Charles-Marie Widor / Eugène Gigout - Marie-Claire Alain – 5e Symphonie, Méditation Sur La 1re Symphonie, Final De La 2e Symphonie / Scherzo, Toccata	1970	Erato
31	Ch.-M. Widor / E. Gigout / L. Boëllmann - Marie-Claire Alain – 3 Toccatas(7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP)	1955	Erato
32	Odile Pierre / Widor, Boellmann, Gigout, Vierne, Duruflé – Toccatas Et Carillons(LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo)	-	RCA
33	Widor / Vierne / Gigout / Boëllmann – Toccatas & Pièces Symphoniques Célèbres(LP, Album)	-	Fréquence 415
34	Widor / Eugène Gigout - Marie-Claire Alain – La Célèbre Toccata / Trois Symphonies (Extraits)(LP, Stereo)	-	Erato
35	Pipe Organ Masters Volume 1(LP, Mono)	-	Ultra Fidelity (2)