Marie-Claire Alain
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Marie-Claire Alain was a renowned French organist and pedagogue, celebrated especially for her authoritative interpretations and recordings of J.S. Bach’s organ works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marie-Claire Alain canonical | 2 |
| Marie-Claire Geneviève Alain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6679610 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marie-Claire Alain Context triple: [Helmut Walcha, notableStudent, Marie-Claire Alain]
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A.
Suzanne Déchevaux-Dumesnil
Suzanne Déchevaux-Dumesnil was a French tennis player and longtime partner and later wife of writer Samuel Beckett, known for her crucial support of his life and work.
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B.
Françoise Noguès
Françoise Noguès is a French physician best known as the mother of Brigitte Macron, the First Lady of France.
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C.
Odile Mallet
Odile Mallet is an actress known for her role in the visually distinctive French science-fiction film "The City of Lost Children."
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D.
Geneviève Picot
Geneviève Picot is an Australian actress known for her work in film, television, and theatre, including a prominent role in the acclaimed drama "Proof."
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E.
Jeannine Guillou
Jeannine Guillou was a French painter and the first wife and close artistic companion of the Russian-born French artist Nicolas de Staël.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marie-Claire Alain Target entity description: Marie-Claire Alain was a renowned French organist and pedagogue, celebrated especially for her authoritative interpretations and recordings of J.S. Bach’s organ works.
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A.
Suzanne Déchevaux-Dumesnil
Suzanne Déchevaux-Dumesnil was a French tennis player and longtime partner and later wife of writer Samuel Beckett, known for her crucial support of his life and work.
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B.
Françoise Noguès
Françoise Noguès is a French physician best known as the mother of Brigitte Macron, the First Lady of France.
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C.
Odile Mallet
Odile Mallet is an actress known for her role in the visually distinctive French science-fiction film "The City of Lost Children."
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D.
Geneviève Picot
Geneviève Picot is an Australian actress known for her work in film, television, and theatre, including a prominent role in the acclaimed drama "Proof."
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E.
Jeannine Guillou
Jeannine Guillou was a French painter and the first wife and close artistic companion of the Russian-born French artist Nicolas de Staël.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French musician
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human ⓘ music pedagogue ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
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Grand Prix du Disque ⓘ Officier de la Légion d’honneur ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
|
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-08-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-02-26 ⓘ |
| educatedBy |
Alfred Cortot
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Marcel Dupré ⓘ Marcel Dupré (organ) at the Conservatoire de Paris ⓘ
linked to:
Marcel Dupré
|
| familyName | Alain ⓘ |
| father | Albert Alain ⓘ |
| fullName |
Marie-Claire Geneviève Alain
ⓘ
linked to:
Marie-Claire Alain
|
| genre |
classical music
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sacred music ⓘ |
| givenName | Marie-Claire ⓘ |
| instrument | pipe organ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoritative interpretations of J. S. Bach’s organ music
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historically informed performance on the organ ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
complete recordings of J. S. Bach’s organ works
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recordings of César Franck’s organ works ⓘ recordings of Dieterich Buxtehude’s organ works ⓘ recordings of Jehan Alain’s organ works ⓘ |
| occupation |
music teacher
ⓘ
organist ⓘ recording artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
|
| placeOfDeath | Le Pecq, France ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
organ teacher at the Conservatoire National de Région de Paris
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professor of organ at the Conservatoire National de Région de Rueil-Malmaison ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Erato Records
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Harmonia Mundi ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Jehan Alain
ⓘ
Olivier Alain ⓘ |
| spouse | Jacques Gommier ⓘ |
| student |
Daniel Roth
ⓘ
Guy Bovet ⓘ Hans Fagius ⓘ James David Christie ⓘ Jennifer Bate ⓘ Michel Bouvard ⓘ Olivier Latry ⓘ |
| studiedAt | Conservatoire de Paris ⓘ |
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Subject: Marie-Claire Alain Description of subject: Marie-Claire Alain was a renowned French organist and pedagogue, celebrated especially for her authoritative interpretations and recordings of J.S. Bach’s organ works.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Marie-Claire Alain