Eugène Gigout · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1844
- Died
- 1925
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Dix pièces pour orgue ou piano-pédalier
- Toccata for organ
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1844-03-23
- Active to
- 1925-12-09
composer
Discography
- Björn Steinar Sólbergsson leikur á orgel Akureyrarkirkju
- Französische Chormusik mit zwei Orgeln
- Toccatas et carillons pour orgue1977
- Welte-Philharmonie-Orgel1986
- Toccaten1987
- Great European Organs, No. 15: Colin Walsh Plays the Father Willis Organ of Lincoln Cathedral1989
- Récital à Notre-Dame de Paris1994
- The Britannic Organ, Volume 42012
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,639
- Total plays
- 25,292
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Eugène Gigout (23 March 1844 Nancy – 9 December 1925 Paris) was a French organist and a composer of European late-romantic music for organ. He was a pupil of Camille Saint-Saëns and was the organist of Saint-Augustin Church in Paris for 62 years. Gigout became widely known as a teacher and his output as a composer was considerable. He was an expert improviser, and founded his own music school. (His nephew-by-marriage, Leon Boellmann, was also a fine organist and composer for the organ, though
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eugène
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Nancy
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Clément Loret
- Genre
- classical music
- Movement
- classical music
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Eugène Gigout 1910.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Eugène Gigout
- date of birth
- 1844-03-23
- date of death
- 1925-12-09
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons gallery
- Eugène Gigout
- place of burial
- Montmartre Cemetery
- name in native language
- Eugène Gigout
- student
- Isabel Güell i López
- P8168
- Diamond Dallas Page
Sources (2)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Eugène Gigout, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana