PART I: GOTHIC ORGAN OF THE BASILICA OF VALÈRE (Sion, 1430-1435)/ PETER WALDNER & VÉRONIQUE DUBUIS

DANSERYE — Dance, vitality and joy of life reflected in the mirror of European organ music from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the early Baroque.
PART I

00:35 ANONYMOUS (14th century)
Estampie
(from: Robertsbridge Codex, ca. 1360)

04:08 ELIAS NICOLAUS AMMERBACH (ca. 1530 - 1597)
Frais et gaillard (Jacobus Clemens non Papa)
(from: Orgel oder Instrument Tabulaturbuch - Nürnberg, 1583)

08:14 HANS KOTTER (1480 - 1541)
Kochersperger Spanieler
(from: Codex Amerbach - Basel, Universitätsbibliothek - Sign. F. IX. 22)

Prof. Peter Waldner (AT) plays the exquisite historical Organ of the Basilique de Valère in Sion (CH), that was probably constructed between 1430 and 1435; the builder is unknown. The swallow’s nest gallery dates from 1628.

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INTERVIEW:
00:14 Véronique Dubuis, Artistic director — Festival International de l’Orgue de Valère (Sion, CH)
01:46 Prof. Peter Waldner (AT)
03:40 Véronique Dubuis, Artistic director — Festival International de l’Orgue de Valère (Sion, CH)
05:03 Prof. Peter Waldner (AT)

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RECORDED: on July 26, 2025, in the Basilique de Valère in Sion (CH), in the frame of Le Festival International de l’Orgue de Valère.

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CD RELEASE ‘DANSERYE’: in autumn 2026
Peter Waldner — Organ of the Basilique de Valère (1430-1435) in Sion (CH)
Tastenfreuden 15

FOR MORE INFO: www.peterwaldner.at

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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Karen Majelyne — Passion beyond Bach

VIDEO & SOUND RECORDING: Leo August De Bock

MANY THANKS TO:
-Véronique Dubuis — Artistic Director of Le Festival International de l’Orgue de Valère
www.orgueancien-valere.ch

-Sara Schneider — Producer & Host of Early Music Now
www.kmfa.org/programs/1-early-music-now

-Leo August De Bock & Concertzender
www.concertzender.nl

-Renate Weytjens — Musicologist‚ Program coordinator for Klara Live

-Otheo

-Areal Footage: Florian Bloesch

-Thumbnail: Leo August De Bock

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Copyright: Passion Beyond Bach, July 2025
www.passionbeyondbach.com/resonance/
www.passionbeyondbach.com

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