Saint-Sulpice organ, Olivier Latry plays Reger (24 May 2012)

[@anb7408]

Only thing better than playing this organ is to have the master, Daniel Roth, be the registrant, anticipating and opening/closing stops precisely when you need them to be! I hate he’s retired now, but he earned it!

[@guylaurie819]

Hehehehe - you know you've made it in the organ world when you have Daniel Roth turning the pages for you.

[@mattbod]

Nice to see Daniel Roth turning the pages for Prof Latry: he is a wonderful humble man and a brilliant player too.

[@robertgift]

Surprised the music is there. I play Reger from memory. Otherwise I can't keep track of all of the notes.

[@CDB8939]

He did not really seem to look at the music.

[@ZL54JK8]

@@robertgift Play Reger from memory. Of course you do.

[@Grabyrdy]

@kirinphoebe1 It takes 4 chaps to run this thing !

[@Grabyrdy]

He throws him a wonderful look at 7'40, as if to say, 'is that really what's in the score there ?'

[@bombarde1701a]

Its so fun to see him play because usually you dont see the titulars or other famous posts in Paris playing each other’s instruments like this. Its awesome

[@parias42]

Mistrz Olivier ogarnia chyba wzrokiem całe strony zapisów nutowych, bo tylko zerknie na chwilę i potem odtwarza z pamięci. Chylę czoła przed tak wielkim talentem.

[@j-md-v8376]

Incroyable!! 3 assistants registrateurs tourneurs de page dont un certain Daniel Roth en pleine gloire. Modestie? humilité, Prenons en de la graine.

[@lanonyme]

Le grand Aristide ne connaissait pas encore les combinaisons électriques ou électroniques. Les 3 tireurs d'élite (registrateurs) auraient été au chômage.

[@GuillaumeDeslandres]

@@lanonyme Mais il avait quand même inventé un système absolument génial qui permet de préparer les combinaisons pour la suite (les assistants ont "un coup d'avance". Enorme progrès !

[@GuillaumeDeslandres]

Daniel Roth, la gentillesse faite homme, est toujours là... Souvent, il chantonne, fait des gestes qui épousent la musique... Voir 1:54 dans kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3ivZGujpKuIqrc

[@perrykufferath1146]

Two of the greatest organists at maybe the greatest organ! Wonderful.

[@S.Lander]

You know you're in the right place when you see a master like Daniel Roth turning the pages for somebody else. Olivier Latry is a god of the keyboard. Sometimes I'd rather hear his improvisations than what's on the program.

[@podkivanok]

Wonderful, how many people are involved. Such a powerful feeling of making music together!

[@goranklaren]

Two of the absolutely best organists in our time!

[@jeanflab1]

Toute une prestation. Ce que j'aurais donné pour être présent à ce moment.

[@hughcreighton9384]

Two of my favourite musicians in the same screen on one of the world's wonderful organs !!!!

[@JWHall-il8oe]

Of all the amazing things about this (of which there are many) it's that the organ doesn't run out of wind--at all--during the biggest, loudest parts. I keep waiting for the wind to sag, hoping it won't, and being so pleased that the wind can keep up with the demands. Maybe I'm just used to organs where the wind supply is barely adequate. The St. Sulpice organ is so strong. So great.

[@GlamRockCowboy]

The sight of Daniel Roth sitting right beside him, pulling stops and turning pages without a murmur, is awesome! I'm sure there are any number of other organists who either wouldn't even think of doing such a thing (it would be beneath them!), or who certainly couldn't do it half as well! Bravo! Tres magnifique!!

[@jakepurches9162]

A man of little ego and serious talent. Lesser men than Daniel Roth rely on ego. Bravo.

[@TaylorLSexton]

I toured Paris and her churches/organs with my organ professor a few years back, and we met several of the major organists in the area, including both Latry and Roth. I enjoyed them both very much; they were very nice. But I have to say, Mr. Roth was one of the most delightful little men I have ever met. He truly made an impact on me-and, talk about a skilled organist!

[@BostonBum15]

Wayne Robinson I was wondering that as well

[@class87srule]

Two legends in the same performance-space simultaneously and not an ounce of ego anywhere. True masters!

[@andresgunther]

FINALLY Reger has been performed in France, and on the most magnificent Cavaille-Coll Organ!! I've been waiting a long time for this to happen! Thanks Mssrs. Oliver Latry & Daniel Roth! (Very few realize what a teamwork this was. Cavalle-Coll organs have no memory levels, settable combination actions, or crescendo pedal. EVERYTHING has to be done by hand, and it takes several people to get it right).

[@Velostigmat]

And isn't it amazing how the pauses to change registration work so well with the music?

[@Highinsight7]

@@Velostigmat yup... this music needs BREATH... and pauses OR it sounds like ONE big mess... which it's NOT!

[@class87srule]

I'm sure these two guys have ESP. They don't say a word but Roth is anticipating Latry's every need with the stop changes and, I guess, introducing some that even Latry may not have thought of. Two minds of their calibre at one instrument. Bloody marvellous!

[@Pipe-organ-recordings]

I imagine if a film existed like this of Widor and VIerne EXCELLENT WORK!

[@matthewmorrison7979]

Wow. Always amazing. What a rare treat - both Roth and Latry!

[@roberrrisk177]

Once again, absolutely wonderful. I have heard this piece performed many times, but never with such feeling! The quiet passages I find nostalgic, particularly in the acoustics of St Sulpice. Wonderful performance!

[@annakimborahpa]

+Roberr Risk Generally, Max Reger's music modulates quickly and continually which distresses me greatly. I can handle this opus because: (1) the cantus firmus in the pedal provides tonal stability, (2) its minor key and slow 3/4 rhythm are reminiscent of Bach's great Passacaglia in C minor, and (3) this performer could probably make any piece of music sound inspired. What an unusual trinity of Reger, Roth and Latry flanked by two registration cherubs.

[@ourladyofrefugechurch6787]

Excellent video - both of these organist played at Our Lady of Refuge too! This is a historic and epic video.

[@stylusfantasticus]

This extremely special and refined instrument seems to me capable of receiving over its keys all the possible organ literature - past - present - and future.

[@Wozencraftinsurancefinance]

That was OUTSTANDING! One of the best things I've seen on KZbin! Serious! I've been to St. Sulpice & heard Daniel Roth right there next to him, as well as Olivier Latry at Notre Dame. To see them paired up, or should I say teamed up, and with all four of them, the were able to make that piece come to life. BRAVO!!

[@bobnrainy]

You can't gone wrong when Daniel Roth is at your side! Well done!

[@tinkaluisa8540]

Latry is very intense and dramatic in this video. And, as always, it is so beautiful to hear what he plays.

[@guapo86100]

c'est dingue ! pas un commentaire français ! nos orgues et nos organistes sont plus connus à l'étranger qu'en France ?! On de brillants organistes et des orgues extrordinaires aussi ! Bravo Olivier Latry et Daniel Roth ainsi que son équipe !!!

[@jmeister321684]

Que voulez-vous, les francophones sommes trop souvent actuellement ainsi... je vous écris du Québec et c'est pareil ici chez les cousins... mais il faut célébrer ce que nous faisons tout de même... absolument magnifique en effet de voir ici Latry, Roth et les assistants !

[@raphaelmeyer9940]

Amazing ! Two genius on the same bench (and a future with Pierre-François of course :) )

[@DanielOberzaucher]

Latry on Saint Sulpice! That's new for me. Never seen before! Thanks for sharing :)

[@SP741000]

+MegaDani141 But a fully usual phenomenon is - that Daniel Roth is sitting next to the player! :-D

[@michaelmartens7728]

+SP741000 In this case it is in turn unusual that "le Maître" does not sing along ;-)

[@marsvltor2]

+SP741000 I don't know who'd be the most nervous - Roth or Latry!!! What a pair on the same bench!

[@WoodymC]

+marsvltor2 Yep, it's a bit like watching the "Organolymp" from even further above. :-) Great piece, great organ, great people, great work!

[@Pipe-organ-recordings]

Can I like this more then once?

[@f.merlenicholas3434]

pipe-organ will he show us his mastery on other works?

[@vraellar]

than*

[@tinkaluisa8540]

Latry is the rock star of the organ world! If they sold posters of him, I'd have one on my wall. What a tremendous artist! And a gentleman too.

[@romanticchurchorgan7382]

Thank you so much for this amazing contribution!

[@medievalmusiclover]

Well done, Amazing Organist and wonderful coworkers. Teem Work for the glory of GOD, the Music, and Reger. 💛

[@willaert1999vierne]

What a wonderful mess !

[@martinashwoodsmith7674]

I doesn't get much better than this. What a wonderful video of a fantastic performance. Long may this magnificent instrument remain in all of its pre-computerized glory. The sight of Roth and the other two assistants, working in concert with Latry, is not only fascinating, but deeply moving. Latry makes Reger sing! -MAS

[@XY_Dude]

Besides sounding just a feast for the senses, the visuals of how difficult it is to manage that fully manual organ with very unique registration layouts for feet and stops. It took me some time to feel (almost) comfortable with it. Four registration assistants for hands AND feet!! Totally cool. Thanks for the post.

[@colinminton9190]

What a thrill and a delight to see these two maestros together. Superb playing by M.Latry and like a duet with M.Roth on stops.....and all on one of world's great organs. Bravo!

[@clintondoesitraw8739]

I love how it takes an army to manage that beast of an organ!

[@paulofaustralia3965]

its endless piece of music no matter how many times you listen to it.

[@mw11stuff]

The final page in D major is absolutely fantastic.

[@twillertorganprojects]

Ah what a great video, to see the great organist Daniel Roth to be a stop assstant for Latry. Thanks for uploading

[@whcscomlat]

Such a pleasure to hear Reger on a CC played by one of the leading french organists! :)

[@robertgift]

Would have sounded absolutely glorious out in the cathedral. Thank you, Pierre-Francois, for sharing this.

[@robertgift]

+ds1868 says: _"St Sulpice is a local parish church, not a cathedral."_ Who cares what the religious myth's personnel are? I am referring to how live the space is.

[@WalthariusManuFortis]

C'est stupéfiant que Reger est SI possible à Saint Sulpice. Adorable et magnifique !

[@ericholicky3797]

+WalthariusManuFortis Rien n'est impossible quand l'organiste est bon.

[@michaelmartens7728]

Diese absolut souveräne brilliante Interpretation läßt keine Wünsche offen. Das Assistententeam hat wie üblich zuverlässige Arbeit geleistet - ein hervorragendes Gesamtkunstwerk!

[@Schillingglocke1]

Dies Aufnahme ist ein Gesamtkunstwerk ersten Ranges mit zwei der größten franz. Organisten, wovon zwar einer nur assistiert und dann Musik von Max Reger auf einer Cavaille-Coll-Orgel - wunderbar !! Und wie insgesamt 4 Mann an diesem Stück beteiligt sind, einfach herrlich....

[@abqcleve]

Great teamwork and performance! Love the moment at 5:08! And two greats on the same bench, one playing and the other just "helping." This is terrific!

[@Hauptwerkorgan]

He is the leading organist of one of the most important cathedrals in the world and this video shows us why. Latry is one piece of talent, in full control over the pieces he is playing and he actually didn't need the score to perform. Fantastic !

[@geiter2france56]

Merci pour la musique ! Bernard Geiter

[@plasticraincoat1]

It's an EARGASMIC performance in all manor of listening - an absolutely fantastic expression and command by Olivier Latry of being in touch with the music ( as usual! )

[@wphubert]

Not only one of the greatest organists of our time but an incredible regard for all humanity. We are all made greater by his presence.

[@charleymendesdesousa-fj8gm]

i saw and hear in video sir Olivier in Rio de Janeiro churchill where i was born 👏👏👏👏👏

[@stardust5379]

All that talent and experience on the same bench, with two assistants who are very good. Superb

[@heinrichhubert7452]

Un grand merci à toi Daniel pour ce magnifique concert et de pouvoir partager tous ces moment à tes côtés par l'image. Des souvenirs de Mulhouse me sont aussi revenus en t'écoutant. Avec mes cordiales et amicales salutations. Hubert Heinrich

[@davidschofieldinsf]

The most animated I've seen M. Latry. Utterly mad et magnifique! Aussi, merci M.Dub-Attenti, d'avoir posté ces vidéos, elles sont remarquables

[@FlowEckurt]

thank you for uploading organ music from St. Sulpice and there are not only great organists playing, but also scrolling and registering 😁

[@Engineer9736]

Everytime very entertaining to see all those people busy in full concentration and commitment at the organ console. Great music piece too.

[@madameschnupperfein]

Thanks for sharing!

[@PetervanDalen3053]

Bijzonder bedankt voor deze prachtige opname. Twee toppers naast elkaar: Daniel Roth en Olivier Latry. Dat mag van mij vaker gebeuren.

[@Pipe-organ-recordings]

Pierre-Francois you are an amazing combination action!

[@WINCHANDLE]

Haaha

[@Pipe-organ-recordings]

This is historic! Excellent - AMAZING! - WOW!

[@fotmasta]

ffff to pppp A tremendous instrument A very moving performance. I also like hearing the mechanics of the ventils, stops, action, etc.

[@whcscomlat]

Watching Latry playing REGER is impressive...before Dupont was the only French organist i knew who plays reger. Hopefully on some day we will hear regers "BACH" op. 46 from Notre Dame with Full organ ;)

[@vla1256]

Браво!!! Великолепный музыкант! Безукоризненное исполнение!

[@jelledevries9191]

Ongelooflijk om zo te kunnen spelen, ongelooflijk om deze muziek te schrijven. Geweldige ode aan haar broer.

[@stylusfantasticus]

PERFECTION

[@roniesanderson]

Olivier Latry has a biography and is a good reed on how he got to where he is today.

[@Highinsight7]

SO FULL of Drama... and suspense... grand playing at its very best!

[@Borduurvlindertje]

They look like old schoolfriends but they are brilliant musicians. Thats what I like...

[@russelpaul27]

Beautiful piece of music!

[@calmingmusic6549]

Concentration, Cooperation, Lots of dynamics, Well done!

[@accousticdecay]

I would pay to be a stop-boy for these organists! :)

[@russedav5]

The great Reger's great Introduktion und Passacaglia d moll, an obvious tribute to the great Bach's great BWV 582 Passacaglia by the great Latry on the great St. Sulpice organ.

[@Cb65at]

Max Reger - Introduction und Passacaglia in d-moll (would be nice to write in the titel to find it on YT)

[@ToninoGiovannone]

Grandiosa interpretazione per un organo tra i più raffinati del mondo

[@delta7155]

Two Greats sitting together!!

[@robertgift]

I play this fromemory. No distraction of reading the music.

[@WB9DKY]

Sounds awesome!!

[@brucewilliams8714]

Oh my! I echo all the other comments about having Latry and Roth together, at Roth's instrument. But what about the concluding passages, with all five manuals mechanically coupled! That required considerable finger and wrist power and subtlety. An absolute masterpiece of composition, registration selection, and performance, not to forget stop-changing. As it's 20 April 2019, today, I wonder where Latry and his co-titulaires will be playing for the duration.

[@daviddickson2137]

Extremely entertaining as well as being great !

[@glasss1978]

Any videos of DR or SVCC playing at the Notre Dame (and Latry turning the pages)?

[@mr.booker9263]

Wonderful piece....never played better!

[@plasticraincoat1]

Fantastic! Fantastic and Fantastic. Obviously 88 deaf people

[@tm9666]

merci damiel

[@bombarde1701a]

This is awesome!!

[@egosumlevi]

Danke!

[@peteacher52]

Wow! Just Wow! That all of the great French organists have played all of the great French organs is presumed true - here's proof. M. Roth paid his colleague the compliment of not chortling and humming along during the music, something that is usually part of his musical persona.

[@robertowarren7007]

Latry...wow

[@aperta7190]

Absolut grandios!

[@antonellamoles7234]

Magnifico!💓👏💞💓👏

[@lanonyme]

Depuis le funeste 15 Avril, Olivier Latry est privé pour quelques années de son Grand Orgue de Notre Dame.

[@sillie5256]

Tja, bei Max Reger muss(!!!) jeder ran. Die Kompositionen dieses Genies verlangen einem alles ab! Darum fürchten sich auch viele Organisten vor ihm!

[@MegaCirse]

The mark of a musician who truly understands the soul of the pipe organ is one who understands how to work with the resonance of space.... too many organists keep playing at a pace unmatched to the resonance of the hall.. The fading echo and silence are every bit a part of the performance as the bright fanfare...Without the silence, the fanfare becomes just noise

[@PONCZEKRNB]

bravo

[@WinrichNaujoks]

Crazy that you need four highly skilled people to play one instrument.

[@Lechatlune]

Génial !

[@PMS1950]

It's an entertainment in itself - turn down the volume and watch the faces of Daniel Roth and his fellow registration operatives as they negotiate the minefield of orchestral colours prescribed, no doubt, by Olivier Latry. Sometimes the expressions suggest sheer horror and even panic. It must be absolutely nerve wracking for these unsung heroes; they have my admiration and respect. It's a good job St. Sulpice is able to afford 'assistants' (perhaps they're volunteers?) otherwise it might eventually lead to having thumb pistons and other aids installed. (unthinkable!) Life would then become a sad and lonely experience for the solitary player.

[@PierreFrancoisDUBATTENTI]

"It's a good job St. Sulpice is able to afford 'assistants' (perhaps they're volunteers?)" LOL, YES I CONFIRM ALL St-SULPICE REGISTRANTS ARE VOLUNTEERS !!! for masses, auditions, concerts, visits, etc etc !!!

[@PMS1950]

@@PierreFrancoisDUBATTENTI That's excellent news. I used to stay with my brother in Paris during the 1970s. He lived close to St. Sulpice and I loved to visit this fine building and enjoyed listening to the organ as much as studying the beautiful Delacroix paintings. I was privileged to have met Monsieur Roth when he visited ths UK some years ago to give a recital on a new Walker and sons organ installed in Mayfield (East Sussex) parish church. Brilliant musician and delightful man.

[@johannessilver8653]

How many assistants Sulpice organ needs for the organist to play? Nice co-work ,

[@andre26071955]

Brilliant!!!

[@043778cc]

c'mon guys, tame the beast!!

[@timweller7291]

Latry is Master of the Universe.

[@rogernichols1124]

Latry rocks.