An Intro To Our Physis® Technology
Welcome back to the Viscount Organs blog! Today, we’re going to break down a major aspect of the pipe organs we create. If you’re familiar with us here at Viscount Organs, there’s no doubt that you’ve heard us talk about our Physis® technology that we use to voice the incredible digital and hybrid pipe organs […]
Upgrading Your Pipe Organ With Viscount Organs
Hi, and welcome back to the Viscount Organs blog! Today, we’re going back-to-basics, and talking about our organs. Specifically, we’re going to talk about why or when you should invest in a high-quality, timeless Viscount Organs organ console. Keep reading to learn more. Upgrading Your Organ Console There are so many reasons why you may […]
Famous Organists: Dieterich Buxtehude
Welcome back to the Viscount Organs blog series where we look into the lives and legacies of amazing pipe organists who have influenced the culture of pipe organ music. Today, we’ll be travelling back to the amazing Baroque period to take a look at the life of organist, Dieterich Buxtehude. The Mysterious Life And Times […]
Famous Organists: Virgil Fox
In this episode of our Famous Organists series, Viscount Organs will dive into the tenaciously productive life of the American pipe organist, Virgil Fox An Early Commitment To Music Born in Princeton, Illinois on May 3, 1912, Virgil Fox was destined for greatness. Even in his early childhood, Fox was recognized as a virtuoso. Early […]
Famous Organists: Eugène Gigout
In this episode of our Famous Organists Blog Series, we’ll be diving into the life and legacy of Eugène Gigout, a renowned organist and composer as well as an influential educator. At Viscount Organs, we’re dedicated to all things pipe organs. From building innovative, elegant instruments to paying homage to the great minds who have […]
Famous Organists: Jeanne Demessieux
Viscount Organs is happy to bring you another installation of our Famous Organists Blog Series, this time examining an amazing organist, Jeanne Demessieux. At Viscount Organs, we’re extremely passionate about paying homage to organists who have greatly impacted the world of organ music and to keeping those artists’ legacies alive. A Pianist Turns Organist Jeanne […]
Famous Organists: Louis Vierne
Famous Organists: Louis Vierne This edition of our Famous Organists blog series is going to take a look at the life, interesting death, and influence of Louis Vierne, titulaire, or lead organist, at the Notre Dame Cathedral from 1900-1937. A Determined Youth Vierne was born into challenges on October 8, 1870, in Poitiers, France. Upon […]
Famous Organists: Jehan Alain
Jehan Alain is the focus of this Famous Organists blog. Although his life wasn’t long, he achieved many a musical accomplishment, and died a heroic death in World War II. Keep reading to learn more! A Family of Organists Born into the Alain family on February 11, 1911, Jehan Alain was the son of the […]
Famous Organists: Pierre Cochereau
Today’s Famous Organists blog will be focusing on the incredible Pierre Cochereau, an established concert organist and titulaire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. An Unconventional Beginning Unlike most of the organists we’ve examined thus far in the Famous Organists blog series, Pierre Cochereau wasn’t immediately sent to a conservatory to hone his […]
Famous Organists: Rolande Falcinelli
Rolande Falcinelli is the next subject of our Famous Organists series. In this blog, we’ll take a look at the life of this fabulous female organist and discuss what she contributed to the culture of organ music. An Artistic Existence Heralding from Paris, France, Falcinelli was born on February 20, 1920. Although she was the […]