Olivier Latry | Inaugural Concert at The New Rieger Organ in Musiikkitalo, Helsinki, Finland

[@RobertNieters]

I had the privilege of attending an Olivier Latry recital at the organ rededication of the organ at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Saint Paul MN. I sat 10 rows back got to see the magic of Mr Latry up close. Wow!!

[@palurj]

❤

[@Basal89]

Thanks for this AUDIO 😍🙏🏻

[@tinkaluisa8540]

Yay! Just started this ... can't wait to hear it all!

[@thekathal]

some really nice pieces in this programme :)

[@GundulaRach]

Latrys playing fits very good to the look of the organ !!!

[@WouterTukker]

Olivier is the Godfather of today´s organ world, it is impossible not to succumb to his charm and talent!

[@chrishoffman.organist]

You have no taste in organ music then LOL 😂

[@chrishoffman.organist]

He plays it like no other magnificent

[@chrishoffman.organist]

I think you are wrong respectfully Where did you study organ then I study in the French style You seem like you are a English style

[@tanelimp]

Jes, kiva että tämä taltioitiin kun en päässyt paikan päälle tuolloin kuulemaan Latrya

[@PointyTailofSatan]

OMG are those speaking pipes? I used to work for an organ builder. I would have NO idea how a shop could make a metal pipe like that.

[@timothytikker1147]

They were 3D printed.

[@henrikheikkinen]

They are not speaking pipes unfortunately, they are 3d printed biocomposite material if i recall correctly

[@perttirasilainen1142]

​@@timothytikker1147 They were / are NOT 3d printed. Only that part of a pipe which is only a tube - is. That part which make that actual sound is normal handcraft and made of normal material; organ-metal. 'Biocomposite' is not a material; it is only a mixture of two or more materials where at least one has that relation to something 'living', organic, bios. In those certain pipes that bio-part is wood-particles from Rauma-Repola.

[@ivanarnold]

Why not live video? That the most exciting part

[@henrikheikkinen]

There was only a recording, I am not sure if it was filmed in any way

[@perttirasilainen1142]

Very good & sensible comment. Actually, that kind of a 'wow-facade' is this tiktok-'culture' we - unfortunately - have now. Like buildings in which the roof doesn't hold water outside. 👎

[@WMAlbers1]

If you know something about Finland, its composers, painters, writers, architects, sculptors, then you know this organ fits like a glove.

[@perttirasilainen1142]

Actually - I know pretty much of all those you mentioned. But I can not see any relation between that Rieger-instrument and Finnish composers, architects, sculptors etc.

[@markjamesorganandpiano321]

Sounds like he can't get through BWV 541 or Cantata 29 quick enough, meanwhile the Widor Allegro V was four square and lifeless in parts. Widor 5 is a wonderful emotional rollercoaster in sensitive hands.. Enjoyed the tempo of the Toccata, quite a mixed bag!

[@WMAlbers1]

Latrie plays inauguration concerts all over the world. Sometimes, unfortunately, his exceptional playing routine may sound insensitive to some. Here also the different hall accoustics compared with church acoustics may seem dry. However, I enjoyed every bit of it.

[@whyhumanityisdoomed]

Unfortunately the editor had ruthlessly cut off the audience applauds. It would have been nice to capture some of the atmosphere, which I imagine was quite exceptional. There is no virtue in making a concert recording resemble a studio recording. Quite commendable sound quality in the recording, though. Thanks, YLE. Thanks, Rieger.

[@henrikheikkinen]

My apologies. I purposefully cut them because I thought some of the applauds were quite long and would distract the performance itself. Many were also overlined with the radio host talking over the applaud itself, thus there being no complete applauds. So I thought it would be best to cut them fully.

[@whyhumanityisdoomed]

Apologies accepted 😉 maybe version 2, with some audience noice... I quite understand if all of it is too much. And I'm certainly not missing any presenter comments. Regards, Janos Garam.

[@whyhumanityisdoomed]

@@henrikheikkinen pitää lisätä vähän triviaa. Yleisön taputukset väärässä paikassa on osa hupia. Leif Segerstam oli Wellingtonissa johtamassa, kun kansa puhkesi raikuviin suosionosoituksiin Mendelssohnin viulukonserton ensimmäisen osan jälkeen. Segerstam ei häkeltynyt, vaan selkä yleisöön päin näytti sormimerkkejä, yksi-kaksi-kolme... Naurumyrskyn laannuttua esitys pääsi jatkumaan.

[@henrikheikkinen]

@@whyhumanityisdoomed yes. There were some applauds too early in here too, it is indeed funny

[@renaldtremblay8333]

Vidéo???

[@GundulaRach]

Who want to see the boring face of Latry during playing ?

[@WouterTukker]

Shame on you @GundulaRach for denouncing such an ultimate craftmanship as Olivier´s and for being so little familiar with French Art, meaning: outward understatement and inner superiority, true French artists simply do not give in to cheap circus artistry, instead they adhere to true craftmanship in the same way as their great predecessor Johann Sebastian Bach: do you really think he was a circus monkey?

[@GundulaRach]

@@WouterTukker kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2PYpnhrj7aBbKM Color light disco monkey !!!

[@P1ro2f]

Der hässlichste Orgelprospekt, den ich je gesehen habe. Zeitgenössische Kunst beleidigt die Schönheit der Kunst. Aber das Konzert war großartig.

Mann muss nicht gleich gegen etwas sein, wenn man es nicht versteht. Sonst hätte Bach in Arnstadt auch einpacken und wieder gehen müssen. Davon abgesehen: Sie haben offenbar noch nie eine Willi Peter-Orgel aus den 1960ern gesehen...