Francis Chapelet

Francis Chapelet (born 3 March 1934 in Paris ) the son of painter Roger Chapelet, is a French classical organist.

Career Francis Chapelet started studying the organ at the école César Franck, under the direction of Édouard Souberbielle. He later studied at the Conservatoire de Paris where he won the first prizes in harmony (with Maurice Duruflé as professor), and organ and improvisation (with Rolande Falcinelli) in 1961.

In 1964, he was named co-holder of the organ of the Saint-Séverin in Paris, a position he held for twenty years, and of which he remains an honorary member. He was a member of the two organ commissions (classified, unclassified) of the Ministry of Culture. He is also honorary organist of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini in Rome.

He created the organ class of the Conservatoire de Bordeaux of which he was in charge until 1996.

Francis Chapelet is known to be one of the specialists of Spanish organ and has directed the International Academy of Iberian Organ of Castile. He is also a corresponding member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid.

Honours: Chevalier of the Ordre National du Mérite, Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Discography Series "Orgues Historiques": Covarrubias, ref HMO n°7 Improvisations and Correa de Arauxo, Cabanilles... Series "Orgues Historiques": Salamanque, ref n°10 Improvisations Series "Orgues Historiques": Frederiksborg - Sweelink and improvisations, ref HM n°16 Series "Orgues Historiques": Tolède - Improvisations, ref HM 4519.1.24 Series "Orgues Historiques": Ciudad Rodrigo - Cabezon, Anonymes, Correa de Arauxo, Narvaez, T.L.de Santa Maria..., ref HM n°14 Series "Orgues Historiques": Trujillo - Improvisations, ref HM 4511 n° 18 Series "Orgues Historiques": Lisbonne - Improvisations, ref HM 4517 n° 1.22 Series "Orgues Historiques": Roquemaure - Suite de danses, Attaingnant, Buxtehude, L. Couperin, Swellinck, ref HM4520 Orgue Renaissance de Roquemaure - Swellink, Scheidt, Buxtehude, L. Couperin, M. Lanes, ref HM 932 Aux orgues d'Espagne de Trujillo, Salamanque, Covarrubias and Ciudad Rodrigo - Antonio de Cabezon, ref HM Opus 15 Organs of Lisbonne - Araujo, Cabanilles, Correa de Arauxo ... ref: HM 704 Orgues des Baléares - Swellinck, Scheidt, Boehm, Fischer, Pachelbel, Scheidemann, ref HM 948 Series "Grands Organistes" Revival of the Lisbon pieces, Salamanque, Trujillo, Covarrubias and Fredericksborg, ref HM 34757 Coffret: Orgues d'Espagne - Aux orgues de Salamanque, Trujillo, Tolède, Covarrubias, Palma de Majorque, ref HM765 Series "Orgues Historiques" n°9 - Organ of Carpentras (P. Quoirin 1974) Cabanilles, P.Bruna, Scheidt, J.S.Bach. CD - Orgues Historiques d'Europe - Baléares, Trujillo, Covarrubias - 2CDs ref: HMA 1901226 and HMA 1901225. L'orgue contemporain à Notre Dame de Paris - ETNA 71 (in collaboration with Haroun Tazieff) ref: FY Solstice SOCD 192 El Organo Castellano - Abarca de Campos et Frechilla - Anonymous, Soto de Langa, Cabezon, M.Lopez, Cabanilles... ref: Valois V4653 Les chemins de l'orgue en Aquitaine - Organs of Montpon-Ménestérol and Vanxains, Échourgnac, Chantérac. Church of the Holy Cross, Bordeaux - Organ Dom Bedos - F. Couperin, Grigny, Guilain, Dandrieu and improvisation Organ of Grignan - live, Dandrieu, Correa de Arauxo, Swellinck, J.S.Bach and improvisations. Music for two organs in Cusco Cathedral - (with Uriel Valadeau) L. Couperin, Soto de Langa, Cabezon, Pasquini ...