Trio 'Grosser Gott, wir loben dich'

Gaël Liardon (1973-2018) was a Swiss classical keyboard player, composer and academic. Born in Lausanne, he studied harpsichord, organ and continuo playing with Pierre-Alain Clerc and Jovanka Marville, piano with Freddy Balta, and improvisation with Rudolf Lutz. He has been organist of the church of Villamont, Lausanne, from 1995. In 2009, he obtained a diploma of teaching theory at the Geneva University of Music, with distinction. He taught music pedagogy at the Geneva Conservatory. In 1997, he created the Festival de Musique Improvisée de Lausanne and also participated in the creation of the research group on improvisation of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. In 2011, he founded the Sweelinck Ensemble in Geneva. (source: Wikipedia)

Liardon was a true master in composing chorale trios, as shows this very fine and uplifting trio on 'Grosser Gott, wir loben dich', also known as 'Holy God, We Praise Thy Name'. The hymn tune is from about 1776, so Liardon wrote a perfect trio in the style galante style, fitting to the 3/4 metre of this hymn.

Played on the upcoming OrganArt Media beta sample set of the Dreifaltigkeits Organ, Ottobeuren.