Fumet - Reception

Reception

All of the CDs devoted to Dynam-Victor Fumet's works have received favorable reviews, and sometimes extremely laudatory ones, whether for his piano works or for his organ works. In Diapason, Jean Roy talks about chefs-d'oeuvres on the recording of his pieces for piano played by the wonderful Japanese pianist Akiko Ebi. His works for organ received the same kind of praise, mentioned in the same magazine by Michel Roubinet as played by Jean-Paul Imbert and by Frédéric Denis, as well as in prestigious publications such as "New Record Guide" or "Fanfare" in the United States.

Renowned French critic Bernard Gavoty, who heard Fumet play, later commented on the composer's work:

Do you know Dynam-Victor Fumet? He was an organist unique to his century. A disciple of César Franck, he also had a talent for improvisation that transformed him into a genius. When I was young, I heard him once at the organ of the Sainte-Anne-de-la-Maison-Blanche church where he was the principal organist. That day I had one of the most overwhelming emotions of my life. To be spellbound; do you know what that means? Taken, engulfed by a maelstrom, emptied of all personal substance but filled in place with a river of fire that delighted and consumed me. All those who heard Fumet felt impressions similar to mine. His name has never been erased from my memory.