Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc.

PHILIP GLASS: PRELUDE FOR ORGAN
Live from Notre-Dame de Paris
OLIVIER LATRY, organ

1. Prelude for Organ (Live from Notre-Dame de Paris)

In cooperation with Fondation Bettencourt Schueller, Philharmonie de Paris, and Oleo FILMS, Dunvagen Music Publishers presents the world premiere recording of Philip Glass’s Prelude for Organ (2025) performed by Olivier Latry, titular organist of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.

Philip Glass, who lived in Paris for three years in the 1960s, was moved by the dramatic recent events in Notre-Dame’s history. Prompted by the incredible work around the rebuilding of France’s most famous cathedral, and by the restoration of its organ, Glass composed a new work for the reopening of the church. As part of the Concert to Open the year 2025, the premiere of Prelude for Organ took place on 7 January 2025.

Performed by Olivier Latry, Glass’s new Prelude is an open score of indeterminate length, which Latry treats to the colors of the newly restored organ, whose sound now reverberates in the glorious interior of the rebuilt Notre-Dame. In two contrasting sections – the first more sweet and bucolic, and the second more tempestuous, Latry showcases the expressive power of the Great Organ.

released January 31, 2025
Recording Engineer: Gauthier Simon, Nicolas Poitrenaud, Denis Vautrin, Manon Fayard for Oleo FILMS
Mixing Engineer : Gauthier Simon

Producer: Samuel Thiebaut

We wish to extend special thanks to: Olivier Mantei, Marc Cardonnel, Edouard Fouré Caul-Futy, Hugues de Saint-Simon, Anne Lemoine from Philharmonie de Paris/Cité de la Musique; Hélène Ruegel and Nelly Laurent from Auditoire

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COMPOSITIONS:
Prelude Pour Orgue

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