Celebrating the 60th birthday of one of the most distinguished and esteemed organists in the world, Olivier Latry, Deutsche Grammophon presents his complete recordings for the Yellow Label.

Includes one disc of previously unreleased recordings from the In Spiritum and Midnight At Notre-Dame sessions plus one disc featuring Latry’s recordings for Decca France.

A Blu-ray Audio disc collects In Spiritum and Midnight At Notre-Dame and the previously unreleased recordings (CDs 1–3) and presents them in 96 kHz/24-bit stereo / 5.1 Surround 96 kHz/24-bit and in Dolby Atmos 48kHz/24-bit.

Booklet notes (EN/FR/DE) include an updated history of the Notre-Dame organ by Olivier Latry, a new note Olivier Latry – Ambassador for French Organ Music by musicologist Günter Lade and full technical spec and recording details, and organ specifications of the Notre-Dame organ.

This edition marks the 60th birthday of M. Latry (22 February), the 30th anniversary of the death of Olivier Messiaen (27 April), and the bi-centenary of the birth of César Franck (10 December).

THE RECORDINGS:

CD 1 In Spiritum

CÉSAR FRANCK (1822–1890) Pièce Héroïque ∙ Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18 ∙ Trois chorales

CD 2 Midnight in Notre-Dame

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)

Sinfonia from Cantate No. 29 "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir", BWV 29 Transcr. Dupré

Réjouis-toi mon âme Transcr. Duruflé

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791) Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K.546 Transcr. Guillou

RICHARD WAGNER (1813–1883) Pilgrim's Chorus Transcr. Liszt

HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803–1869) La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Marche hongroise Transcr. Büsser

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873–1943) Prélude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 Transcr. Vierne

SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891–1953) Toccata, Op. 11 Transcr. Guillou

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Cantata No. 22 "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe", BWV 22: 1. Mortifie-nous par ta bonté Transcr. Duruflé

Chaconne from Partita for Violin Solo No.2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 Transcr. Messerer

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Cantata, BWV 140 – Zion hört die Wächter singen Transcr. Widor

CD 3 Unreleased Tracks from the In Spiritum and Midnight At Notre-Dame sessions

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, Cantata BWV 21: Chorus "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis" Transcr. Liszt

Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, Cantata BWV 68: 2. "Mein gläubiges Herze" Arr. Gigout

FRANZ LISZT (1811–1886) Evocation to the Sixtine Chapel, S. 658

CÉSAR FRANCK

Offertoire (5 Pièces pour harmonium, Op. 23) Transcr. Vierne

Fantaisie (Andantino) in A Major, FWV 35 (3 Pièces pour grand orgue)

Cantabile (Non troppo lento) in B Major, FWV 36 (3 Pièces pour grand orgue)

CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN (1813–1888) 13 Prières, Op. 64: XI. Andantino Transcr. Franck

OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908–1992)

CD 4 Apparition de l'Église éternelle ∙ La nativité du Seigneur

CD 5 Le banquet celeste ∙ Offrande au saint sacrament ∙ Diptyque ∙ Les corps glorieux

CD 6 Méditations sur le mystère de la sainte Trinité

CD 7 Prélude pour orgue ∙ Verset pour la fête de la dédicace ∙ Monodie ∙ L'Ascension ∙ Messe de la Pentecôte

CD 8 Livre d'orgue ∙ Livre du saint sacrément

CD 9 Livre du saint sacrament

CD 10 Bonus disc – the Decca France recordings

THIERRY ESCAICH (b. 1965) Concerto pour Orgue et Orchestre

Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Pascal Rophe

JEAN-LOUIS FLORENTZ (1947–2004) Debout sur le soleil Op. 8 (Chant de résurrection pour orgue sur le "Miserere" de Jacques Leclercq)

Recorded (live) : 14 & 15 January 2005 Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris dans le cadre de "Musique sacrée à Notre-Dame"

Blu-ray Audio disc

IN SPIRITUM + MIDNIGHT IN NOTRE-DAME + UNRELEASED TRACKS

Olivier Latry, grande orgue de Cavaillé-Coll de Notre-Dame de Paris