Jennifer Bate
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Jennifer Bate (b. 11 November 1944) is an internationally acclaimed concert organist. She is especially regarded as a unique authority on the organ music of Messiaen, having befriended him within the last twenty years of his life as his organist of choice. In 1986 she gave the first British performance of his Livre du Saint Sacrement at Westminster Cathedral, and later made the world premiere recording of the work under the personal supervision of the composer, winning the Grand Prix du Disque. He also endorsed her earlier recordings of all of his other organ works. She is in the privileged position of owning scores which contain many personal markings and references made by him.
In spite of her fame for Messiaen, she has a broad repertory spanning several centuries, also having recorded much English organ music, the complete organ works of César Franck and most recently the complete organ music of Felix Mendelssohn.
She was briefly married (as his second wife) to Sir George Thalben-Ball.
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