Olivier Latry Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (10CD+BLURAYAUDIO)

Celebrating the 60th birthday of one of the most distinguished and esteemed organists in the world, Olivier Latry, Deutsche Grammophon presents his complete recordings for the Yellow Label.

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Includes one disc of previously unreleased recordings from the "In Spiritum" and "Midnight At Notre-Dame" sessions plus one disc featuring Latry’s recordings for Decca France. A Blu-ray Audio disc collects "In Spiritum" and "Midnight At Notre-Dame" and the previously unreleased recordings (CDs 1–3) and presents them in 96 kHz/24-bit stereo / 5.1 Surround 96 kHz/24-bit and in Dolby Atmos 48kHz/24-bit.

Booklet notes (EN/FR/DE) include an updated history of the Notre-Dame organ by Olivier Latry, a new note Olivier Latry – Ambassador for French Organ Music by musicologist Günter Lade and full technical spec and recording details, and organ specifications of the Notre-Dame organ.

Latry sets great stock on the unparalleled versatility of the Notre-Dame organ, which has been expanded and its possibilities extended a number of times since Cavaillé-Coll’s instrument was inaugurated in 1868, allowing it to encompass every style: “This instrument is situated halfway between heaven and earth on the cathedral’s west wall, projecting the sound that it produces out into the building beneath the vaulted roof as if it were a musical extension of the medieval rose window and the interplay of colours above it.” “I regard my musical calling as a mission that I hope to fulfil to the very best of my abilities by mediating between two worlds, the real and the spiritual. In my eyes (and ears) the organ represents the breath of God.”

TRACK LIST

CD 1
In Spiritum
CÉSAR FRANCK (1822–1890) Pièce Héroïque ∙ Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18 ∙ Trois chorales

CD 2
Midnight in Notre-Dame
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
Sinfonia from Cantate No. 29 "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir", BWV 29 Transcr. Dupré
Réjouis-toi mon âme Transcr. Duruflé
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791) Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K.546 Transcr. Guillou
RICHARD WAGNER (1813–1883) Pilgrim's Chorus Transcr. Liszt
HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803–1869) La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Marche hongroise Transcr. Büsser
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873–1943) Prélude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 Transcr. Vierne
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891–1953) Toccata, Op. 11 Transcr. Guillou
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Cantata No. 22 "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe", BWV 22: 1. Mortifie-nous par ta bonté Transcr. Duruflé
Chaconne from Partita for Violin Solo No.2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 Transcr. Messerer
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Cantata, BWV 140 – Zion hört die Wächter singen Transcr. Widor

CD 3
Unreleased Tracks from the In Spiritum and Midnight At Notre-Dame sessions
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, Cantata BWV 21: Chorus "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis" Transcr. Liszt
Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, Cantata BWV 68: 2. "Mein gläubiges Herze" Arr. Gigout
FRANZ LISZT (1811–1886) Evocation to the Sixtine Chapel, S. 658
CÉSAR FRANCK
Offertoire (5 Pièces pour harmonium, Op. 23) Transcr. Vierne
Fantaisie (Andantino) in A Major, FWV 35 (3 Pièces pour grand orgue)
Cantabile (Non troppo lento) in B Major, FWV 36 (3 Pièces pour grand orgue)
CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN (1813–1888) 13 Prières, Op. 64: XI. Andantino Transcr. Franck
OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908–1992)

CD 4
Apparition de l'Église éternelle ∙ La nativité du Seigneur

CD 5
Le banquet celeste ∙ Offrande au saint sacrament ∙ Diptyque ∙ Les corps glorieux

CD 6
Méditations sur le mystère de la sainte Trinité

CD 7
Prélude pour orgue ∙ Verset pour la fête de la dédicace ∙ Monodie ∙ L'Ascension ∙ Messe de la Pentecôte

CD 8
Livre d'orgue ∙ Livre du saint sacrément

CD 9
Livre du saint sacrament

CD 10
Bonus disc – the Decca France recordings
THIERRY ESCAICH (b. 1965) Concerto pour Orgue et Orchestre
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Pascal Rophe
JEAN-LOUIS FLORENTZ (1947–2004) Debout sur le soleil Op. 8 (Chant de résurrection pour orgue sur le "Miserere" de Jacques Leclercq)
Recorded (live) : 14 & 15 January 2005 Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris dans le cadre de "Musique sacrée à Notre-Dame"
BRA

Blu-ray Audio disc
IN SPIRITUM + MIDNIGHT IN NOTRE-DAME + UNRELEASED TRACKS
Olivier Latry, grande orgue de Cavaillé-Coll de Notre-Dame de Paris