Pierre Labric plays Liszt

Pierre Labric plays "Funérailles" by Franz Liszt (transcribed for organ by Jeanne Demessieux) on the Aristide Cavaillé-Coll Organ of Saint-Ouen in Rouen (France), july 1990.

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Music

Tags:

• Labric
• Demessieux
• Cavaillé-Coll
• Organ
• Orgel
• orgue
• Rouen
• Saint-Ouen
• Liszt
• Klassik
• Classical
• classique

[1963mathetes]

Liszt/Demessieux, Labric, and Cavaillé-Coll - a winning combination! If this is not available on CD, I don't suppose you could make it available for download? Please?

[aeolusianer]

@1963mathetes

No CD as it is a single track. But download... I will consider that...

Thanks

[MarkHarmer]

This is the most fantastic recording. Beautiful balance of direct and reverb, the organ sound is wonderfully captured, and the playing is just right for the instrument and the building. Did you make the original recording or is it off a CD?

[aeolusianer]

@MarkHarmer

I made the original recording, it was in 1990. It is not from a CD. It was recorded with professional equipment but the intention was not to have a professional sound recording, it was just for a "souvenir". Glad that you enjoyed it.

[db11711]

Why on earth is this not on CD ?!?!?!

[aeolusianer]

Well, just becuse this is the only piece I've reocrded at that time... I know it's a pity.

[FromHolbergsTime]

A sensational recording, a sound portrait of a magnificent instrument played with great flair and musicianly inspiration. At times the cathedral's space seems to be almost as wide and as deep as the Atlantic ocean. These reeds speak with noble authority, heroic voices from heavenly realms. Labric senses the power and poetry of this music and performs with absolute command of both repertoire and extraordinary instrument. Highest rating!

[ptilou67]

Merci pour cet enregistrement, ce témoignage de l'immense talent de Pierre Labric. Il fut l'un des seuls à faire sonner "cet orgue à la Michel Ange" à la perfection. Intelligence des registrations, maitrise de l'acoustique de ce vaisseau, phrasé exceptionnel, utilisation géniale du Récit.... Merci encore Aéolusianer pour cette prise de son !

[vleermuisje2]

Grandioos!

Merci bien.

[GerardvanR]

@MarkHarmer Most old churches in France were built in the 12th and 13th century. The acoustics in these churches were based on the Gregorian chants, the monks sang, and not on a big Cavaille-Coll organ, like this, and on complicated music of Liszt neither. Because of the reverb of almost 8 seconds one hears only a pulp of sound. It's too bad about all the notes Liszt has written down in the score. One can barely hear it.

[birdandthe]

@birdandthe or even easier just download a youtube downloader software (take your pick ) and download it as video or mp3 !! hey presto !!!

[OrganNLou]

Wonderful how this Cavaille Coll pressurizes every air molecule in this space! One of the GREAT masterpieces of organ building throughout the world.

[birdandthe]

@db11711 if you got acd recorder or mini disc just get a two phono in to a 3mm lead, plug the lead into you r computer input plug and plug the two phono into cd recorder, hey presto !!