Pierre Cochereau Improvises at Notre Dame de Paris

Pierre Cochereau, Organist Titulaire of Notre Dame de Paris (1954-1984) performing the first movement to a multi-movement improvisation for French television. ca. 1980.

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[Pedalpoint1]

I have watched this far to many times. But even so, it never ever gets boring! I love this. WOOOOOOOOOOOW! LOL

[codeman2008]

Each part of this improvisation is related, the beginning model is heard again in the flute when he plays a flute over string stops, and again when he starts on principals, and then again several times in the pedal. What he does with the manuals and pedal from 2:29 - 2:50 is absolutely stunning and beautiful. :D

[Vladislaw81]

Yes, Pierre Cochereau is the one and only organ Master. I'm Russian, not Francais, but I can feel it, too. It's great!

And, of course, the acoustics of Notre Dame de Paris is unbelieveable fantastic. To my mind, no one cathedral has this kind of acoustics. Large, even giant, all-mighty. I'd called it The Voice Of God. It sounds like as if God Himself came rom the heaven.

[DecimaNona45]

@SebastianoColetta Queste cose vengono dette da persone ignoranti , sopratutto nell'organaria materia , dove l'ignoranza dilaga .

[DecimaNona45]

@SebastianoColetta Ma no dai non era così brutta come improvvisazioni ... un po' strana ... un consiglio .. ascoltale bene le improvvisazioni di Pierre Cochereau

[SebastianoColetta]

E' un'improvvisazione...disgustos­a. Forse Cochereau era munito di tappi per le orecchie, visto che non s'accorge minimamente di quello che suona. Preferisco gli organisti che abbiano un orecchio assoluto, perché solo con quest'ultimo si riesce a improvvisare bene.

[Pierrefilant]

@nofactzone Je crois pouvoir vous dire que Pierre Cochereau a dû enregistrer cette symphonie avec un casque sur les oreilles,en duplex avec l'orchestre de Karajan,ou à posteriori .P.C. était un habitué de cette technique.Voir à ce sujet le livre d'Yvette Carbou et le DVD de Soltice.

Dominique Fellot, ancien conseiller technique de Pierre Cochereau. dominique.fellot@orange.fr

[nofactzone]

Looking for a recording : Camille Saint Saëns Symphony n°3 in C min op.78, 'with organ' : 4th mvt .P Cochereau ( played at Notre Dame Paris), w/the Berlin Phil, Cond. H von Karajan. DG 439 014-2. How would this happen? Von K & the Phil decamped to Paris to play at the Cathedral? Wow! As a kid, godparents (Parisian) took us to hear Cochereau improvise Sunday afternoons. I can remember the sense of dematerialisation, as the mighty instrument THUNDERED and ROARED. We felt literally blown away!

[Sinatra70]

@AdversusHaereses - I don't know how famiiar you are with the work of Pierre Cochereau, but during his lifetime he was considered one of the greatest improvisers in the world. This is not one of my favorites among his improvisations; I would refer you to his album of improvisations on Christmas themes (Solstice CD SOCD-152). I think you will find that a much better representation of the type of work he did at Notre Dame. I would also recommend finding other Cochereau videos on YouTube as well.

[LCRECORDS1]

Is not this one the great organ Cavaille Coll, this one which is??? Is that it(he,she) marks?

[AdversusHaereses]

How is this piece of ugliness worthy of being played in the House of the Lord?!

[acorntechnique]

@keraulophone

Smoking inside the church....