Théodore  Dubois (1837–1924) was one of the leading Parisian composers of the  nineteenth century. Although his contemporaries frequently compared him to Delibes,  Widor , and  Lalo , his compositional style owes less to his  own age than to the music of Mendelssohn,  Weber, Gounod, and Berlioz.<br>
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Volume II of this “Urtext” edition of Dubois’s organ music – the first edition of its kind – contains pieces for three-manual organ dating from his tenure as organist at the  Church of La Madeleine in  Paris . Straightforward in form, these works,  all composed between 1877  and 1896, reflect his concern to produce music equally at home in the church  and concert hall.  Besides a detailed critical commentary in German, English, and French,  the volume also  contains a preface, facsimiles, and a catalogue of sources.<br>