Olivier Latry plays Liszt, Boëly, Schumann, Alkan & Brahms

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it's a revelation to hear Schumann's Sketches, or the original version of Liszt's Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H played as intended. Not all the pieces are great, but there are some gems...Latry's... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 19th Sep 2011
Catalogue No: V5278
Label: Naive
Length: 76 minutes

Boëly: 12 Pieces, Op. 18

Work length7:02

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Olivier Latry (pedal piano)

No. 6. Fantaisie et fugue

Track length4:16

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No. 1. Andante con moto

Track length2:46

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Boëly: Fantasies and Fugues, Op. 43

Work length6:36

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Olivier Latry (pedal piano)

No. 7. Andante con moto

Track length2:40

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No. 13. Toccata

Track length3:56

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12 Pieces, Op. 18

Work length2:28

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12 Pieces, Op. 18: No. 7. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length2:28

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Liszt: Évocation à la Chapelle Sixtine S658

Work length14:23

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Olivier Latry (pedal piano)

Schumann: Four Sketches, Op. 58

Work length15:35

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Olivier Latry (pedal piano)

No. 1. Nicht schnell und sehr markiert

Track length3:23

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No. 2. Nicht schnell und sehr markiert

Track length3:57

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No. 3. Lebhaft

Track length4:37

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No. 4. Allegretto

Track length3:38

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Brahms: Prelude and Fugue in G minor, WoO 10

Work length7:25

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Olivier Latry (pedal piano)

Prelude

Track length3:14

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Fugue

Track length4:11

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Alkan: 11 Grand Preludes and Transcription of Handel's Messiah, Op. 66

Work length10:34

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Olivier Latry (pedal piano)

Prelude No. 10 in B flat minor

Track length4:22

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Prelude No. 5 in E flat major

Track length6:12

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Liszt: Prelude & Fugue on B-A-C-H, S260

Work length12:31

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Olivier Latry (pedal piano)

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Naïve’s prestigious ‘Cité de la Musique’ series presents a new recording of pieces originally written for - and here played on - a rarely performed instrument of the past, the pedal piano. This intriguing CD includes two monumental works by Franz Liszt, Evocation à la Chapelle Sixtine and the Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H, as well as music by Boëly, Schumann’s Four Sketches opus 58, two preludes by Alkan, and Brahms’ Prelude and Fugue in G minor Woo 10.

The Cité de la Musique in Paris is a major centre covering all musical genres and repertoires. Along with two concert halls, it includes a museum of early instruments. Naïve and the Cité de la Musique have launched a series in which great performers record on legendary instruments. This new volume is dedicated to an instrument scarcely played, the pedal piano, which belongs to a line of instruments which, like the organ, are equipped with a pedal keyboard. In the middle of the 19th century several major composers wrote pieces for pedal piano, including those featured on this CD.

Olivier Latry is regarded as one of the leading organists of his generation, both in France and on the international scene. After a period as organist of Meaux Cathedral from 1981 to 1985, he was only twenty-three when selected by competitive examination to become principal organist at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

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January 2012

it's a revelation to hear Schumann's Sketches, or the original version of Liszt's Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H played as intended. Not all the pieces are great, but there are some gems...Latry's performances are utterly convincing.

December 2011

Realistically recorded, there is no disguising the fact that the pedalier is a percussion instrument (try Schumann's Op. 58 No. 4) which produces a certain amount of clunking in the playing process. True, the five short Boely works are charming curiosities, but it is two of Alkan's Op. 66 Preludes that impress the most. The disc is nicely presented, as you'd expect from Naïve

30th October 2011

This isn’t a simple grand piano with an organ pedal board attached — the range, layout and undoubtedly feel are completely different. The sound has the characteristic hardness of pianos from the period, and Latry refrains from attempting too much nuance.

Olivier Latry plays Liszt, Boëly, Schumann, Alkan & Brahms

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