Support the reconstruction of the Notre-Dame de ParisAll revenue generated by the sale of this album - published by Universal following the terrible fire that devastated the Notre-Dame de Paris - will be donated to the Fondation du patrimoine, France’s heritage foundation.
In 18 tracks, take a plunge into the most famous "church music" (with a few exceptions), through a selection of outstanding selections from Universal labels (Deutsche Grammophon, Decca, Philips, etc.). Recorded on the great organs of Notre-Dame, the album features some highlights of Pierre Cochereau, principal organist from 1955 to his death in 1984 (Toccata by Widor, Toccata et fugue en ré mineur (Toccata and Fugue in D minor) by Bach, Prière à Notre-Dame (Prayer for Notre-Dame) by Böellmann, Berceuse (Lullaby) by Vierne, Finale de la Symphonie n°3 by Saint-Saëns). Also in the spotlight is one of Notre-Dame's current principal organists, Olivier Latry, with Louis Vierne's astonishing transcription of Rachmaninoff's Prélude en ut dièse mineur (Prelude in C sharp minor), and a transcription of Bach's Sinfonia by Marcel Dupré. Excerpts from Vivaldi's Stabat Mater or Pergolesi's Salve Regina complete this musical fresco. © Pierre-Yves Lascar