Memoires Parisienne
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| DJB at Notre-Dame (for the first time…) for Recital in November 1985 |
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| The Notre-Dame console of the Cochereau era (built by Jean Hermann in 1962) |
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| Some Pierre Cochereau electric DIY! |
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| The right hand stop jamb on the old Notre-Dame console. Note the Chamades available on the Recit only, the 7 stops ‘prepared for’ by Cochereau (far left) in the hopeful anticipation of the re-instatement of the Ruckpositive case (which never happened…), the adjuster switches for the ‘Coupure Pedale’, and the illuminated lights for the general crescendo and the tutti general |
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| Notre-Dame console, November 1985. At this time, the combination action was defunct, the only operational playing aids being the general crescendo and the tutti! |
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| The Notre-Dame claviers, the birthplace of 1000s of hours of Pierre Cochereau genius… |
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| The 1970 Notre-Dame chamades, from underneath – the work of Robert Boisseau. |
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| The great PIERRE COCHEREAU in between improvisations at Notre-Dame. The epitome of humility and warmth, combined with a certain determination… (photograph very kindly supplied by Marie-Pierre Cochereau) |
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| “On fait de la cuisine…” (Let’s do some cooking)… |
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| Notre-Dame – les chamades |
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| Pierre Cochereau in the mid 1970s (photograph kindly supplied by Frederic Blanc) |
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| DJB during rehearsal at Notre-Dame, November 1985 |
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| Publicity for the Cochereau weekend at Roquevaire, March 1999 |
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| (left to right) George Baker (Concert Organist, pupil and disciple of Cochereau), Francois and Yvette Carbou (Disques FY/Solstice) and DJB – at Roquevaire, March 1999 |
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| During DJB’s demonstration for the Gloucestershire Organists’ Association, Feb 2000 |
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| Les tourelles – un Dimanche matin de printemps… |
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| …from the tribune, during the 9.30 Laudes |
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| The Notre-Dame manuals and couplers … |
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| Pierre Pincemaille and DJB having fun, May 2001 |
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