As well as being the promoter of the piano recital and creator of the symphonic poem, Franz Liszt was also a prodigious innovator in the organ repertory. Olivier Latry, resident organist on the great organ of Notre-Dame-de-Paris for more than thirty-five years, has recorded five of his pieces on the Rieger organ of the Philharmonie de Paris, including the three major published works for the instrument, fleshed out with transcriptions and arrangements. These works reflect the genius of their composer, who chose sources as different as a Bach cantata, a theme from a then-fashionable opera and the four letters of a name to create music of overflowing imagination. His approach to the organ, opening up previously unexplored horizons, was of course inspired by the piano, his instrument of choice. This recording, aided by the outstanding musical quality of the Philharmonie organ, is an ideal introduction to the multiple facets of his genius.

Tracklist:

Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge u"ber das Thema B.A.C.H., S.260: I. Moderato
Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge u"ber das Thema B.A.C.H., S.260: II. Andante
Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge u"ber das Thema B.A.C.H., S.260: III. Fugue
Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge u"ber das Thema B.A.C.H., S.260: IV. Maestoso
Liszt: Liebestraum No.3, S.541
Liszt: Variationen u"ber Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S.179: I. Andante
Liszt: Variationen u"ber Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S.179: II. Allegro con moto
Liszt: Variationen u"ber Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S.179: III. Animati
Liszt: Variationen u"ber Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S.179: IV. Recitativo
Liszt: Variationen u"ber Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S.179: V. Choral
Liszt: Saint Franc,ois d'Assise, La pre'dication aux oiseaux, S.175: I. Allegretto
Liszt: Saint Franc,ois d'Assise: La pre'dication aux oiseaux, S.175: II. Solenne
Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge u"ber den Choral Ad nos, ad salutarem undam, S.259: I. Moderato
Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge u"ber den Choral Ad nos, ad salutarem undam, S.259: II. A capriccio
Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge u"ber den Choral Ad nos, ad salutarem undam, S.259: III. Adagio
Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge u"ber den Choral Ad nos, ad salutarem undam, S.259: IV. Un poco piÃ¹ di moto
Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge u"ber den Choral Ad nos, ad salutarem undam, S.259: V. Allegro deciso
Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge u"ber den Choral Ad nos, ad salutarem undam, S.259: VI. Fuga
Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge u"ber den Choral Ad nos, ad salutarem undam, S.259: VII. Vivace molto
Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge u"ber den Choral Ad nos, ad salutarem undam, S.259: VIII. PiÃ¹ mosso
Liszt: Consolation, S.172

UPC: 3770001904382
Label: La Dolce Volta
Release Date: 7.9.21
Format: CD

Olivier Latry - Liszt: Inspirations (CD)