Olivier Latry improvisation 2 in Notre Dame de Paris

[MolnarPohdap]

Meanwhile, Daniel Roth is someone who has developed his own language. Though it is indebted to Duruflé, Tournemire and others, it still has his mark of originality, something that is unmistakably his.  Naji Hakim is another who, while clearly developed from his intensive study with Langlais, has a distinct style all his own. I studied with Langlais and Roth myself, and once competed against Hakim, so I known what I'm talking about.

[MolnarPohdap]

What I mean to say is that I hear Latry and many others simply imitating selected parts of this style and adding little or nothing original to it. I find this disappointing and discouraging, because at least some of these folks -- certainly Latry, who of course has extraordinary skill -- ought to be able to do better.

[MolnarPohdap]

Trolling is stupid. I'm not trolling, I'm observing and commenting. I've heard countless Cochereau improvisations over the years, starting by listening over and over back in the days of LPs, and even hearing him in live concert more than once. So I know the language inside and out.

[ChastainProductions]

I love the harmonic architecture of this improvisation. I'm fairly certain it was Latry who was at the organ when I was there in July. I recognize those tritone root relationships at the fullest climactic moments. My first Sunday in Paris Latry, even though he is an organ improvisationalist, became one of my favorite living composers.

[MolnarPohdap]

Why has so much present-day French organ improvisation degenerated into nothing more than imitating Pierre Cochereau's tired clichés?

[SuperVideodave]

@MolnarPohdap - why does trolling always involve stupid people?

[aortablue]

the world's best music can be found in paris!

[radketim]

merci pour la stereo



[Mirandamoose]

He's the greatest of current contemporary  improvisers. Oh, and a very sexy man too!! :P

[4dHans]

Most songs have a 'path' but I am having a hard time figuring out where this one is going. Good improv though.

[27bibi27]

Ça raconte quoi au juste? On dirait du Pincemaille...des grands jours...

M. Dupré préconisait la plus grande sobriété à l'orgue et Rolande Falcinelli d'écourter ses improvisations lorsque l'on a rien à dire !

Bref la maîtrise technique est une chose (l'artisanat), le sens créatif de la beauté est en une autre (l'art)

[2couty]

@27bibi27

Oui, en même temps, Dupré a eu Cochereau dans sa classe: celui-ci n'a pas dû l'écouter parce qu'en matière de sobriété vous repasserez!!!!

Latry n'a pas de talent particulier pour l'impro: on ne peut que lui recommander l'abstinence....

Quant à Pincemaille vous semblez à nouveau régler des comptes avec lui Madame .... ......

[Waldvogel91]

the power!

[VepresduCommun]

davidfodor79 uploaded recently an improvisation from Sophie Veronique Choplin. A comparsion between this impro and hers learns me two things. (1) The Sulpice organ is far more beautiful than Notre Dame. (2) Choplin definitely is much more poetic than Latry. She has the 'gift of melody'. That's what Latry lacks.

[rspantikow]

@VepresduCommun

Mme Choplin plays with the heart (and is stunning to hear in person)

Mr. Latry doesn't play that way, and that organ is so altered it should not be considered a Cavaillé-Coll, If I had my choice, I'd love to hear Mme Choplin play St. Ouen. I bet she could to dreamy things on that.

[bombarde1701a]

I too love this improv!

[tjugofyra]

I absolutely love this impro!

[Rui02Senor]

Magnificent as Always!

[chamade216]

He is superb altough it is seen that in between 2 - 3 repetitions he thinks up what's next:-)To my opinion Cochereau had better imagination and ability to create illusion nevertheless the organ had much better sound is his era. Can you record Lefebvre and Leguay as well? Thanks for the great recording!

[ThierryEscaich]

a vége lehetne jobb is(fokozható)de abszolut zseniális!