GUY BOVET

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"Guy Bovet....is a colorful, theatrical organist....he had serious Bach in him too, as he showed in the mighty Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor ....And he could play with tripping, unostentatious grace, as in the delicate G Major Fugue....Still, it was the colorful wit that stuck in the memory."

"A stunning tour de force...."

- The Washington Star

"Bovet plays with intelligence and care…Bovet is known for his imaginative programming, and this disc (Gallo 987) is certainly a good example."

"Guy Bovet transformed the king of instruments into a bubbling source of musical champagne....The Swiss organist's playing was clear, dry and sparkling. He filled every phrase with rhythmic life and made every piece on his program into a song or a drama. Best of all, he showed a delightful sense of humor, a rarity among organists...."

"Guy Bovet is a multifaceted musician, as well at home with searching out both structure and meaning of a piece of music and projecting it clearly as with exploring the instrument and using it in odd, and, often by itself, funny combinations that work. He is not only a scholar, musician and an organist par excellance, but a very good showman-performer."

"Mr. Bovet's playing was not colorful in sound alone, but also in spirit. His interpretations were vivid, expressive, spontaneous and full of character and personality. They added up to one of the most exciting organ recitals Kansas Citians have heard in a long time."

"Bovet brings to the organ world a rare combination of artistry, scholarship, enthusiasm and humor....his playing reveals a polished technique and sensitive musicianship....one detects an extraordinary ability to search out the essential structure of a piece and present it in a manner that anybody can understand."

- Music

"His playing conveyed the wonderful atmosphere of a small chapel in the woods; the sound was sublime and truly moving ....we welcome the opportunities to hear this witty and talented artist."

"What a wonderful performer! Guy Bovet displayed the most convincing intelligence, superior and flawless technique, transparent playing....The whole concert was one of the happiest events in this season."

"The expression he elicited was expansive and handsomely phrased. One felt the grandness of the piece, its intellectual breadth and emotional depth."