[Notre-Dame] Sonate Nr. 1 - Final Alexandre Guilmant Opus 42

Sonate Nr. 1 - Finale / Sonate n°1 Final Alexandre Guilmant by/par Olivier Latry.

[@JoshuaSobel]

For those who say this is too fast, Latry is playing about q=126. Original tempo indicated is 120. As you can see, it is still clear thanks to his articulation. This is a more than reasonable performance.

[@dariogiorgiutti9418]

I think you're right, and indeed by earing this performance it seems sparkles and flames are coming out from pipes (maybe it'd be better not, though... Ahah!). However I doubt that Guilmant would have played this fast.

[@JoshuaSobel]

@@dariogiorgiutti9418 agree.

[@glasss1978]

I'm learning this piece just now, and the tempo indication is 126. I think it is too fast AND it'd sound a hellova mess down in the aisle to a listener. I'd think the microphones were placed closer to the pipes, several on several different levels probably.

[@joshgutierrez7380]

I still think it’s too fast lol

[@stevefranks6541]

The good news that came today (4/16/19) is that the organ was NOT touched by fire or water during the conflagration. The organ is safe and unharmed.

[@jacquesbruno2436]

Yes, the organ is safe but very dusty and too unclean to be played. The organ is going to be dismantle, and in 3 or 4 years we can ear again this splendid organ. Sorry for my poor english ! Friendly from France

[@stevefranks6541]

Greetings@@jacquesbruno2436, Yes, we here in the states all cried as we watched Notre Dame in flames. By the grace of God, she was spared. Happiness to all in France! And your English is just fine. :-)

[@ZL54JK8]

@@jacquesbruno2436 Your English is magnificent, and the news you tell us is equally so! Merci très bien!

[@johnsantrizos7638]

Not completely unharmed. It is being restored and cleaned now.

[@marcosafran270]

Il n'a pas été touché par l'incendie mais par les poussières de plomb. Les premiers tuyaux restaurés sont visibles depuis peu à la cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine ( Paris 16ème arrondissement) à hauteur d'homme ainsi que les apôtres autour de la flèche comme vous ne les jamais vus. Profitez en ! Ils sont visibles jusqu'en Avril 2024, c'est une occasion unique pour les voir de si près 😀🇫🇷

[@alexanderbrown1954]

For me, this tempo is perfect! The articulation is not lost, since clearly the microphones were placed in the body of the church and you can hear everything! In any case, I'm sure M. Latry is well able to judge the effect of the acoustics on his tempo! His virtuosity is amazing!

[@kempedkemp]

I wish I could memorize music like he does... what a wonderful gift to have!

[@CDB8939]

He played at the BBC Proms in 2019. The entire 1.1/2 hr concert was from memory,

[@SoggySandwich80]

He doesn’t just hear it once and play it from memory he spends unbelievable amounts of time practicing.

[@karlrovey]

@@SoggySandwich80 Exactly, it takes not only countless hours of practice, it also takes intensive analysis as well.

[@georgemurphy2579]

S L O W practice, whilst little by little, looking away from the score. Once comfortable in the fingering, double play each measure...again slowly. Virgil would begin at 8PM, chase everyone away, and end by 4AM or so. He slept during the day.

[@theirongiant2182]

Wow. This video should be a REFERENCE for how to capture and produce video of an organ performance. Outstanding lighting, cinematography, and direction-I feel like I'm there. As for the sound recording, the microphones were well placed and mixed to achieve brilliant sonic clarity and dynamic range, and it still sounds great on KZbin where quality suffers from compression. Bravo. Thank you for sharing.

[@aidanmcsharry3320]

32' bombarde for the win

[@Highinsight7]

well stated...

[@jamesh-j8758]

If only my local organ had one!

[@Alex-xy2kb]

absolutely right

[@richardsmith7004]

Better fast than too slow and boring. The French should be proud of Olivier, Vincent, their wonderful organ building tradition, and brilliant composers like Guilmant, Widor, Vierne, Dupre, etc.

[@dalerider3124]

They are!

[@BruceXuHasADream]

hell yeah

[@TruckWick]

And now the organ has forever fallen silent never to play again. Came here to appreciate how marvelous that organ sounded and how beautiful is was.

[@class87srule]

Not forgetting Daniel Roth, Marie-Claire Alain, Jehan Alain, Pierre Cocherau, Cesar Franck....

[@mudgebauer]

@@TruckWick the organ survived the fire.

[@Axe-df6ps]

Notre dame we will always love you, our Beauty❤️🙏

[@michacelinski580]

Let's pray for our Notre Dame! 😥

[@orgelfan1675]

But the Organ survived !

[@SempreGumby]

@@orgelfan1675 a miracle

[@Paulofibonelli]

The organ will be playable again as soon as the cathedral roof has been restored

[@normanchristie4524]

TV Novo Horizonte Unfortunately these organs are built of organic materials, wood leather, wool felt etc.

[@roberthoffhines5419]

Vive l'orgue de Notre Dame. Love from Chicago

[@chazharrison5646]

Glorious sound of that organ which we long to hear again one day

[@adou4506]

Olivier latry, excellent !

[@stenzack]

It is now being reported that the great organ may have substantially survived the devastating fire. Let us pray and hope that is true.

[@AG-tv5hs]

Yes it is

[@rowenerickson319]

It has survived the fire! I was devastated when I heard the news about Notre Dame de Paris on fire.

[@xyechenn]

Thank you Olivier Larry for this wonderfully played piece of music! Thank you God for music!

[@gordongriswold1473]

Magnificent organ: Superb Organist! Tres Bon!

[@53651171]

Absolutely thrilling. Performed by one of the world’s great musicians, on one of the great instruments! Thank you, Olivier for sharing!

[@martinphilipp7353]

Wahnsinnstempo (nicht zu schnell, aber perfekt) und dann auch noch alles auswendig! Superb, M. Latry!

[@bobcochran2890]

Double octave work in the pedals...wow! Great interpretation of a fantastic piece of music.

[@beowulfschefing7697]

At last some guts in this piece. Pace was just right without it mashing up the sound. Bravo M. Larry.

[@DSwenson8300]

Un jeu admirablement aisé et souple. Des sonorités impeccables. Guilmant est bien servi, avec naturel et une sorte de nonchalance pleine de charme, d'attention, de recueillement. L'esprit de cette pièce imaginative est rendu au mieux pour le plaisir de celui qui écoute... Très beau.

[@roberrrisk177]

This has to be the best ever, wonderful! no score, unbelievable!

[@mr.booker9263]

An astonishing display of virtuosity...which, aside from the lovely, lyrical middle section...is what this piece is all about. I think the tempo is perfect...and M. Latry plays with superb articulation and control. Bravo!

[@autiliacasciello5388]

Che bella musica che trasmette lorgano e bellissima mi piace ascoltarla

[@BoerbokMan]

Excellently done. Nice fiery interpretation!

[@mariapruner3133]

Breathtaking, excellent, overwhelming piece and performance

[@Jon-ks3ds]

I just HATE that learning organ instead of piano was somehow looked down upon as a kid. This is just divine!

[@michaelprice7942]

A magnificent performance. Michael Price, UK

[@jori4345]

Großartiger Organist u was für eine Orgel!

[@earlyrisersteph]

I think I am in love with Latry's love for this organ.

[@AlexAlex-gt1wl]

Merci ! Je prie de Notre Dame 🙏😭🙏

[@arthurweiss5897]

When you are as talented as M Latry this is just another day at the office. For the rest of us this is a lifelong achievement!!!

[@andrewpearce2562]

30% of this is talent, 70% training and iron-willed, disciplined practice.

[@usgusdus1215]

@@andrewpearce2562 exactly

[@rwucmusic1216]

Ah....Olivier! The best!

[@jobstvieten5086]

Ah....Olivier! in der nächsten Woche bespielt er die Klais-Orgel in der Elbphilharmonie. und ich lausche oder erlebe dort zum 1. mal die Orgel. Allein. zur Eröffnung war ich dort . . . . .

[@littlekiwi9724]

Eat your heart out Cameron Carpenter, this is what a true organist looks and sounds like!

[@tinkaluisa8540]

Boy, you said it. Latry is taste and class all the way. I will say nothing about Carpenter... I'm voting for my preference by coming here to watch and listen.

[@rosalielevacque4727]

Excellent !

[@misterherbie19]

In the beginning was the Word, the the word was uttered, and the word was sound -- and sound, my friends, is the thing that transforms all creation into that which it should become! Sound, energy, vibration -- these are the transformative things that each and every person can partake in and be a part of. The secrets of the Universe are in sound, frequency, and vibration, said Tesla. Well done, Mr. Laitry. You do not need the music sheet notes as the sound comes from your innermost being. A true gift to those that are present in this era. The greatest organist of our time!!!

[@VaggosWho]

I Can' t find any reason to disliike this masterpiece....

[@LABARITONESSA]

IMPRESSIONANTE! BRAVO!!!!!!!

[@scottnyc6572]

Wow very powerful!!! Everything sounds better on the organ!!

[@xyechenn]

Who’s still watching in 2020? I like your music taste!

[@normanchristie4524]

Me,

[@Mitchosaure]

Of course I AM!! And will go on for yeears and years, if only God should let me alive (and not deaf, of course! 😁)

[@dorotheacollins2497]

I am!! Can't wait to hear it when it's restored!

[@Highinsight7]

This man JUST KILLS IT... every time... you just gotta LOVE Latry!!!

[@jobstvieten5086]

immer wieder schön. ES tut "wohl".

[@Stefan-tp9ke]

Jobst Vieten Es tut "*gut" ;)

[@davidbarkel6022]

Sublime

[@MrM_12]

Some people say this is too fast... It is not too fast, it is perfect! It was written all wrong, from the beginning. Mr.Latry simply corrected author's mistakes. Bravo! :) Every other organist on youtube got it all wrong...

[@samuellabrecque880]

Author's mistakes?? I wouldn't think so, Latry plays just a tiny bit faster (around quarter = 126) than the original asks for (quarter = 120). It's just that most other interpretations play much slower than the tempo Guilmant wrote.

[@dalerider3124]

MrM - that's a pretty BRASH opinion, but you are entitled!

[@Manualiga]

Yes Allright

[@karlrovey]

Metronomes were notoriously inaccurate until fairly recently.

[@richardsmith7004]

And, how dare I forget the great Cesar Franck!

[@georgfogel576]

Bravo!

[@DevaJeunesse]

Orgue entièrement restaurée dernièrement .. Un grand son

[@forLife-nw6uh]

Je suis abonné et c'est la pièce d'orgue que je préfère et Ollivier LATRY le joue très bien pour moi !!! Bravo et bonne continuation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MsCLawless]

Wow. Just...Wow.

[@erichkusterer6339]

Insane. Chapeau

[@marknightingale4530]

excellent

[@Ann0-23-ky7dq]

Alex. Guilmant, a true master on another level

[@TruckWick]

A pure tragedy to lose such a profound instrument that brought millions joy and solace.

[@cecilefox9136]

How sad let´s hope it can be saved?

[@TruckWick]

@@cecilefox9136 the Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire and burned yesterday. The spire collapsed into the church and the ceiling collapsed into the church.

[@orgue2999]

It will be saved. The organ didn't burn at all. They are just lots of debris and dust everywhere and some waters. But it is still here.

[@TruckWick]

@@orgue2999 I thought for sure that the organ and the stained glass windows where gone when I was watching the news yesterday

[@xyechenn]

Such a great video and such a talented organist. One of my favourite Organ songs! I don’t know how many times I have watched this now, but I do know that I am still watching this fabulous piece in 2020 during lockdown!!! Thank you so much! Great cinematography too! I have liked and Subscribed!

[@marcoevans2155]

I counted 2, 3, four, FIVE! FIVE glorious keyboards AH HA HA HA

[@zamarioijean4736]

En tant qu'interprete ou comme improvisateur, Olivier Latry fait toujours preuve d'une incroyable virtuosité !

[@berndbodenstein2258]

Fantastisch!

[@charlesdavis7087]

I like a little fire in my Guilmant now and then... and Master Latry, you put the hot back in fire. Great, thrilling. CVD

[@JanKowalski-mb7ez]

Amazing composition and performence. I've never heard better version of this piece.

[@michaelkoch68]

Besser gehts nicht mehr. Gratulation Herr Latry😍

[@xyechenn]

4:36 Best part!!!

[@ffc-i6n]

Ca c'est de la musique

[@vivelhistoire9958]

Super bien

[@eensio]

How an earth so magnificent can be on Earth! Is this flavors from heaven? Audition is very good. Fine playing etc.

[@gustavmahler6769]

Very very nice, Olivier !

[@moresalesoryourmoneyback]

Doesn't even break a sweat.

[@goranklaren]

The holy trinity, God, the organ and Latry....

[@mermodfreres]

Beautifully played....such a clean, crisp rendition!

[@normanchristie4524]

Tempo needs to be adjusted to the resonance of the building. Hopefully I will hear the restored organ back in its home, Notre Dame du Paris.

[@brucewilliams8714]

Many years ago Latry gave a recital in St Patrick's Basilica in Melbourne. He made the Fincham organ into as good a facsimile of the ND organ as was possible. It was an outstanding occasion. His use of the horizontal reeds was musical and exuberant.

[@jfp2816]

start at: 00:10

[@michaelnavez7130]

❤️❤️❤️

[@andreasturner689]

I wonder if the wooden panels in the ancient Cliquot furniture behind the player are hiding some secret stowage (for music, voicing and repairing tools . . a.s.o.) ?

[@davidhamilton1981]

Fabulous

[@fabianfrankenstein7294]

0:12 / 0:59 / 1:23 / 1:55 2:27 / 3:48 4:36 5:27 [Coda]

[@ojjahn9637]

grandios!

[@stenzack]

Latry will be playing at the University of Tampa on Sunday, March 10.

[@DeDeutschmann]

NOOOOOOOOO I don't wanna see the pipes during the most difficult part of the piece (4:40 and after). Sir Editor, what are you doiiiing? Splendid performance by Mr. Latry though, as always.

[@scottnyc6572]

It’s better than when they take a commercial break right at the climax of a masterpiece,not with this thankfully.

[@annakimborahpa]

Marcel Dupre was a student of Alexandre Guilmant from his youth and the teacher took a particular interest in his development. I am curious as to whether Guilmant's Final from his Sonate Nr. 1 with its similar style and key inspired Dupre to transcribe J.S. Bach's Sinfonia to Cantata No. 29 which became a popular staple in the organ repertoire.

[@peggykaulfu7501]

GEIL COOL MEGA EINFACH NUR NOCH COOL

[@1234abcd...]

My wonderful Uncle Alex. How I wish I had known him.

[@philippeeichinger3387]

Le digne successeur de Pierre Cochereau .

[@Lubawaandme]

ликую всему плейлисту

[@williamlewis4318]

French/British organs are the best... I love Cavaillé-Colls, Isnards and Harrison & Harrison's.

[@bastouneuroatypicmusic6885]

YES ! I am agree, i think they are the best pipe organs in the world ! Pipe organs from France and From UK !!! I love Cavaille coll organs and Henry Willis and Harrison & Harrison organs, all together are quite similar for their great quality !

[@Barrawitzkaa]

@@bastouneuroatypicmusic6885 This is nonsens! Obviously you are not confident with organ building worldwide. Where are "the best" organs? France, England, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland .... who are you to answer that that clear? Maybe you like them best but you may be assured they are not worse or better than in the mentioned countries. A very good organ ist in St Eustache/ Paris. And it´s dutch build ( Van den Heuvel) hmmmm

[@Barrawitzkaa]

@@bastouneuroatypicmusic6885 PS: Withe best regards from Munich ... :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGSVhmh9YrWtjs0

[@bastouneuroatypicmusic6885]

@@Barrawitzkaa Yes ! But obviously like you said, any pipe organ is "the better of the world" that just depend what is your favorite kind of pipe organs, personnaly, my favorites are pipe organs build from the 19th century to the 1920 years... symphonics and romantics ! Because i don't like so much old tone baroque style organs, its too old, too much european, too perticular and you can't play perfectly cinema music with (by example)...

[@Barrawitzkaa]

@@bastouneuroatypicmusic6885 Sure, I agree, but I´d like to point out that there are countries with a real dynamic organ historie, eg France, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium. And there a countries that do not offer that e.g. Spain or Italy. But you´ll find amazing romantic organs in Germany from the period you mentioned, too. And sureyl they are different from English or French ones - but not in their Quality. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fojKf2CvisSVnKc

[@paulo3564]

Formula one race!

[@paulk3725]

I just searched for the second thumbs up button.

[@4portadec]

Unfortunately the choir organ, however, was completely destroyed.

[@Chesterbarnes1]

O. Latry is Awesome and he knows it, he needs know endorsement from anyone

[@michaelkoch68]

Einfach nur GRANDIOS😍

[@user-mf5rh2mv2q]

4:36

[@TradOrganist]

Very good! Vut a bit too fast for my taste, would be mushy sounding in the church right?

[@PatrickTorsell]

Maybe. But I'm forced to assume that it's the sound Guilmant was going for. He was titular organist at Sainte-Trinite, Paris when this was published (1875). Sainte-Trinite is also a very large room with a formidable CC (61 rank, I think) and a long reverb decay. He specified 120bpm as the tempo. Latry is playing right around 124-128bpm, so he's not too far off the mark. Might be a bit muddy from the nave, but you'd have to think Guilmant would have known that when he specifically called for 120bpm. Who knows?!? I know opinions vary widely when it comes to speed, but I actually like Latry's tempo here. To me, this is one of those pieces that evokes a sense of urgency, and this tempo really gets that across.

[@dalerider3124]

For my taste I believe (and I hate saying this because Latry can almost do no wrong) the addition of the enChamade reed to the entire ensemble so early before the ending lost the effect it can have when one hears it separately from the rest of the Organ. Just my opinion.

[@PatrooPL]

Co to za kawałek pieśni w intro filmu? What's name of short intro song?

[@LOrgueleGrand]

"Wachet auf, ryft uns die Stimme"

[@dalerider3124]

BACH - boring to have it on every single video, in my humble opinion

[@orgelfan1675]

4:37 That point is soo hard...

[@wyattbiker]

I would not have known this and many other facts but for the fire. Sorry it had to happen this way though.

[@jobstvieten5086]

excellent oder schön, fein wie ich sagen würde. Bin mal gespannt wie Oliver L. die Klais Orgel in der Elbphilharmonie zum klingen bringen wird. *grins

[@georgescott3652]

Brilliant!

[@PavaDK]

Это же Бах или нет ?какая вулканическая страсть , Господи , это Твоя музыкальная математика Неба ........ Слава Богу , за И С Баха

[@BenzemonstreENTs]

0:11

[@leclavecinbleu]

Quand Guilmant revisitait les cyclopes de Jean Philippe Rameau.

[@peggykaulfu7501]

Kannst du mir bitte die tasten zuschicken

[@peggykaulfu7501]

Ich habe ich noch nicht. Ich habe ich noch