Jean-François DANDRIEU (1682-1738): Trio [Leonart]

Jean-François Dandrieu, also spelled D'Andrieu (c. 1682 – 17 January 1738) was a French Baroque composer, harpsichordist and organist.

This recording was made by Nenad Leonart (organ, video and audio), beginning of April 2023 in the city of Wasselonne. The Silbermann Organ in Wasselonne is a historical musical instrument built by the renowned organ builder Johann Andreas Silbermann (1712-1783), who was a prominent figure in the Alsatian organ building tradition. Located in the Saint-Laurent Church in Wasselonne, a town in the Bas-Rhin department of northeastern France, this organ is a testament to Silbermann's craftsmanship and mastery.

Jean-François Dandrieu's "Trio" is a charming and engaging work that reflects the splendor of the trio genre in French Baroque organ music. Born in 1682, Dandrieu was a highly regarded composer, organist, and harpsichordist who made significant contributions to the keyboard repertoire of his time. As a contemporary of François Couperin and Nicolas de Grigny, he played a pivotal role in shaping the French organ school.

The "Trio (Premier Ton)" is a selection from Dandrieu's collection of organ works, "Premier Livre de Pièces d'Orgue," published in 1739, a year after his death. In this piece, Dandrieu demonstrates his expertise in counterpoint and the ability to create a captivating dialogue between voices. The "Premier Ton," or first mode, refers to the Dorian mode, which was a common choice for organ masses of this period, and adds to the work's distinctively Baroque character.

Dandrieu was born in Paris into a family of artists and musicians. A gifted and precocious child, he gave his first public performances when he was 5 years old, playing the harpsichord for King Louis XIV of France, and his court. These concerts marked the beginning of Dandrieu's very successful career as harpsichordist and organist. He was a student of Jean-Baptiste Moreau. In 1700, aged 18, he started playing the organ at the Saint-Merri church in Paris (a post previously occupied by Nicolas Lebègue) and became its titular organist in 1705. At some point in 1706 he was a member of the panel of judges who examined Jean-Philippe Rameau's skills to appoint him organist of the Sainte-Madeleine en la Cité church (incidentally, a post Rameau declined). In 1721 he was appointed one of the four organists of the Chapelle royale of France. In 1733, he succeeded his uncle, the organist and priest Pierre Dandrieu (1664–1733) to become the organist of the (now destroyed) church of St Barthélémy in the Île de la Cité, a post he combined with duties at Saint-Merri (also known as Saint-Médéric). He died in Paris in 1738, and was succeeded at the organ of St Barthélemy by his sister, Jeanne-Françoise.

Dandrieu also published an academic treatise on accompaniment (Principes de l'accompagnement) in 1718, which now serves as an important source of information on the musical practice of the era.

[Jean-François Dandrieu (1682-1738) - Trio (premier ton) played by Nenad Leonart, organ]

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