What’s interesting is that he was improvising all of those call and responses! The reason some of those chords sounded discorded is that French improvisation is different from other parts of the world. He was literally allowing the organ to speak for itself, all 8,000 pipes scattered around the cathedral.
"So which piece should I play?" "I don't care" "Ok, but we've got 5 minutes until this -" "I DON'T CARE. Do whatever you want." "OK, buddy. After your blessing, I'll do WHATEVER I WANT." "GOOD. And I'll be fine with."
Closing my eyes listening to the organ I could see the beauty of Notre Dame being destroyed by the fire, the destruction, the people fighting it, then slowly the reconstruction and final scene of it's new beauty. That is the beauty of music, it tells a story if people only closed their eyes and listened.
A profound opportunity was missed. With the entire world watching, there was a chance to share something truly inspiring-a performance of pure beauty that could have touched hearts across the globe. Instead, what unfolded was intense, loud, and verging on grating. In a moment ripe for unity and awe, the choice fell short, leaving us with the sense of what could have been.
If you’ve spent your life listening to the Beatles and Taylor Swift, like most people, don’t be surprised if your ear isn’t accustomed to the sounds of a French Cathedral organ the first time you hear it.
That was a bizarre selection of two radically different artists (though I understand the point you're making, don't get me wrong). Very random choice, picking those two.
@willschlueter2478 I'm classicly trained and this was not to my taste. Some of us who can tackle the most obscure and obtuse forms of music did not like this, as well as those without the "ear" to not like it. In the end, music, art, literature is all moving and personal so to claim people don't have the right background to appreciate something is elitist. If someone likes it, the like it. If they don't, they don't.
@willschlueter2478 and what makes you assume the people who heard it have never heard an organ (French) or otherwise in a cathedral? People do travel and or have access to recordings these days, in fact for over a century now.
What a moving moment and what a rousing, jubilant sound. God bless this magnificent organ and this marvellous cathedral. God bless France. All the best from Germany.
For everyone who is saying this music is "horrible" look at the style of the music here. This is what it is. The awakenings of the organ is supposed to move you and be very powerful. If you don't understand it, you dont understand Notre Dame Cathedral.
Does Notre Dame sound like this every week because Latry is an admirer of Olivier Messiaen? Or does Messiaen sound like traditional French organ music?
@arlomckinnon3617 why does that matter? Why do you have to bring politics into something joyful? At least he went and participated. Biden was busy sleeping.
unfortunately nbc news edited out the first few notes the organ played. that's too bad, because it sounded like a giant thunderous heartbeat, as if the organ is coming back to life.
I've been listening to dupre and widor for years. I appreciate this sound world. Magnificent. Messiaen and durufle too. All wonderful composers for the organ. The book doesn't stop at bach
@45smonday yes I love that period too my friend. So much glorious music spanning 600 years and more but yes the romantic period and into the 20th century is so beautiful.
First off, congratulations and here's to many happy returns. Second: "Very well, what's the name of the piece you'll play?" "JRPG Boss Concerto, numbers 1 through 7, all at once."
Dem Ereignis in keinster Weise angemessen diese scheusslich atonoale Improvisitation . Hätte er nur ein Stück von Widor Guilmant, Boellmann, Franck.....gespielt wäre es toll gewesen 😢
Was that Latry? We got to hear him play last year at the University of Kansas where he was in residence during Notre Dame's rebuilding. We will always remember it.
1:45 Latry is very annoyed because He dont obtain to increase all 5 Keyboards from g3 to c4 at the renewed Organ. This is the way how Latry is protesting against that !!!
My uncle was a concert organist and I thought of him today. He did play the Notre Dame organ many years ago and he was known for playing Bach My maiden name is Susan Fox,
@curiouspenguin6887 I'd love to hear some Debussy.. really anything on the organs there would be amazing to hear as long as it isn't non stop modernist improv. That organ is very cool. Love the shape of it.
@@bobbyb9263 My uncle was Virgil Fox. His mother was Bird Fox, my grandmother And his one elder brother Warren Fox was my father. My father was born in 1910 And my Uncle in 1912 in Princeton, Illinois Gosh, maybe this too long a reply😄, But I appreciate your question.
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For those that dont know this is an improvisation in the French tradition that goes back centuries. Theres a French conservatory that teaches this. And if you understand the musical language its beautiful
@@OwenDoyle-pipeorgan "good" is subjective. We have heard good organ music, and this is not it. To people saying "it's good for an improvised piece," no. If it's not good without the knowledge that it's improvised, then it's not good. Just because someone is making it up on the spot doesn't mean it's good. I understand some people may like this type of music, but I can't pretend that I do. Far too much dissonance is created with no real melody or harmony. The chords toward the beginning sound good, towards the end it sounds as if random keys are being pressed though. Just because it ends on a chord doesn't mean the whole piece was good.
I find it humorous the amount of people writing this off as “just noise.” Like it or not, this is the French organ tradition, and this is one of the best organists in the world. There’s more to the organ than Bach and Buxtehude, people.
That really doesn't matter. You can go on about how it's some french tradition, but it won't be appreciated by 99% of people living on this planet. It'll just make the organ more repulsive and even less appreciated by the general audience. Especially in the time we are living in now, where everyone is able to listen to this around the world.
I think a lot of people would disagree with you on that 99% figure. I work with an organist who does French-style improvisation much like this, and people love it. If you don’t like it, that’s fine, but that’s purely your opinion. The problem is that people who don’t like it seem to have unnecessarily harsh words to say on the matter, which really isn’t appropriate.
@@jessekaiser21 I understand what you are saying, and I think people are allowed to, and should express art in their own ways. I just think this might've not been the best occasion for it considering the demographic.
I'm very amused by people saying they should have played "something by Bach". Re-opening a French catholic cathedral with music from a German protestant would be much stranger than any of the wonderful (dis-)harmonics that Olivier Latry improvised.
Speaking as a classically, trained organist, who’s well-versed in the French tradition, well aware of the history of the organist of Notre Dame, and who is well aware of the technical history of the instrument, I have to say that this was one of the most horribly nightmare things I’ve ever heard in my life, but it does fit right in with the French catholic Organists tradition
The Saga of Notre Dame Part IV And At Last, The Bells Five years it’s been since that dread night When the world was treated to the sight The fire that threatened with terrible glow The Notre Dame and the Windows Rose A fire that raged all through the night Lit from within, the windows alight The Windows Rose from long ago Were threatened by a fire’s glow. And all of France rushed to the scene Their goal, save all that saved could be A grand old Church built long ago Lit from within by dread fire’s glow. They fought and sweated all night long While Frenchmen cheered in speech and song To save the church from long ago From fire’s deadly, ash-choked glow. And dawn returned, as all dawns must, And Frenchmen peering through ash and dust For just one glimpse of the Windows Rose That fire threatened by midnight’s glow. And lo, the sun’s first rays did show Not one or two of the Windows Rose All three survived, and the tears did flow The sun shone bright, and the Windows glowed. And one year later, 'midst plague we did see the streets were empty, as they should be But some few came to mark the day of the year before when the world did pray and that day, the bells rang out to mark the Church and nation against the Dark they survived the fire, they'll survive the plague they survive no matter how dark the day and the Church that looks the centuries down stands in the middle of Paris town with the Windows Rose lit by sun's glow and the bells ring out, and onward France goes. Two years had passed, since that dread night When fire set Notre Dame alight France sang and prayed two years ago Through fire’s deadly, ash-choked glow. But listen, my children, and you shall hear Of trees that were planted many a year Before that night, when the spire fell So listen, good people, and let me tell Those trees were planted, ‘gainst day of need And many years later, are needed indeed For France rebuilt the Notre Dame But not with steel; no, not at all They built the Church in the same way They built it then, and again today With wood and craft and loving care Till spire arises into the air And a day did dawn, as dawn it must And Frenchmen peered through craftsmen’s dust At a grand old church, a famous nom The chapel in France called Notre Dame No trace of fire was there to be found And all of Paris did hear the sound Of bells to mark the joyous way Of A Church reborn, again that day And Frenchmen will cheer in speech and song A fire survived, of a right once wronged Notre Dame reopens, the sun’s arose And shines again on the Windows Rose. And five years later, the church stands tall Rebuilt, and proud, to welcome all The spire rises into the air The bells now sound, and look you there The church survived that night of flame And France and the world together came To build it back, the world to show The Notre Dame and the Windows Rose.
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Oh my goodness!! Could they not have chosen something more melodious & stately than that cacophonous catastrophe of noise they clearly carefully wrote for this auspicious occasion?!!!
Perhaps that was a piece chosen to be played with loud and adamant stance that the organ has arisen defiantly despite the arson attack? If so it also would have been appropriate for a beautiful piece to have been played to showcase the incredible organ And to celebrate the light and resurrection. It almost sounded like a heavy metal concert lol.
The prayer that fills half of this video literally explains that exact thing question. They’re asking God to bless the organ so it can lead the worship of the people in the cathedral
La música es un horror, en lugar de llevar a Dios, aleja a hombres de Él, parece sacada de una película de terror, levanta dolor de cabeza, la liturgia Católica tiene piezas conmovedoras. Por otra parte las casullas de los sacerdotes, parecen los colores de unos hinchas de fútbol y el altar, madre mía, un pedrusco que parece diseñado para otros rituales, el resto perfecto, pero se desaprovechó una ocasión maravillosa para acercar las almas de lis que estaban en este acto a Dios, que pensarían ellos, pero esto que es????
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It’s improvisation, not a written out piece. French organists are trained to make up music on the spot for Masses. It’s a tradition going back over 300 years. You can search “Olivier Latry Improvisation” for dozens of recordings of him playing at Notre Dame
“So what piece should I play?”
“All of them, at once”
😅😅😅 yeah, that's kinda what it sounded like! 😅😅😅
Mega audiosplurge. 😅
The mad organist let loose with the chamade trumpets.
What’s interesting is that he was improvising all of those call and responses! The reason some of those chords sounded discorded is that French improvisation is different from other parts of the world. He was literally allowing the organ to speak for itself, all 8,000 pipes scattered around the cathedral.
@@allisoncameron111 Yeah right ..@!
"So which piece should I play?"
"I don't care"
"Ok, but we've got 5 minutes until this -"
"I DON'T CARE. Do whatever you want."
"OK, buddy. After your blessing, I'll do WHATEVER I WANT."
"GOOD. And I'll be fine with."
Not far off, as this was an improvised performance. I guess it's a tradition on this church for the organist to do this.
@@franknacc1718it is, but they go too far.
Imagine if they played Mary on a Cross, can't see that going down well...
This is just the french organ tradition today, nothing special. Theyve played like this for decades already.
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This clip cannot possibly do the organ justice, not if it was restored properly. I had a chance to hear it in 1977. It is a truly wondrous instrument.
To me it sounded like the news microphone was overloaded, so not transmitting the true sound of the organ.
I wonder what JS Bach would have played had he been given such an opportunity.
Toccata and fugue
Deep Purple.
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Foreplay/Long time by Boston
Or Camille Saint-Saens, the best french organist of the 19th century !
Interesting choice to hire the Phantom of the Opera to play the organ.
Exactly what I thought.
Phantom of the Opera was exactly what I was thinking.
The Palais Garnier isn't too far from the Notre Dame anyway 😂
Spoken by a true philistine
The organist missed his calling as a rock musician.😂😂
He should take hints from Anna Lapwood and her collaborations in the Royal Albert Hall!
@@maegsco1861 he's super prog for sure
Olivier Latry. The best of the best!
J'aurais préféré qu'ils passent le vinyle de Deep Purple et l'orchestre philharmonique !
@@johannsebastian422 One of the bests. But not the best. Also not of the 5 organists of Notre Dame..
I donated £15 for Notre Dame restoration. One day, I will visit it in person :)
❤
I too have donated, and will see in a few years.
they don't call you Moneybags for nothing
So long since I heard that organ, but the last time was everything.
Closing my eyes listening to the organ I could see the beauty of Notre Dame being destroyed by the fire, the destruction, the people fighting it, then slowly the reconstruction and final scene of it's new beauty. That is the beauty of music, it tells a story if people only closed their eyes and listened.
This makes this piece all the more moving thanks for the visual.
Ears closed for some of this as well
Perfectly said. Thanks for sharing.
A profound opportunity was missed. With the entire world watching, there was a chance to share something truly inspiring-a performance of pure beauty that could have touched hearts across the globe. Instead, what unfolded was intense, loud, and verging on grating. In a moment ripe for unity and awe, the choice fell short, leaving us with the sense of what could have been.
Closing my eyes for this only brings me to the raging fire that toppled the steeple
Brilliant choice of music! Starting from chaos and building towards perfect harmony.
No one needed you to talk over it; we just needed the subtitles.
If you’ve spent your life listening to the Beatles and Taylor Swift, like most people, don’t be surprised if your ear isn’t accustomed to the sounds of a French Cathedral organ the first time you hear it.
That was a bizarre selection of two radically different artists (though I understand the point you're making, don't get me wrong). Very random choice, picking those two.
@willschlueter2478 I'm classicly trained and this was not to my taste. Some of us who can tackle the most obscure and obtuse forms of music did not like this, as well as those without the "ear" to not like it. In the end, music, art, literature is all moving and personal so to claim people don't have the right background to appreciate something is elitist. If someone likes it, the like it. If they don't, they don't.
@willschlueter2478 and what makes you assume the people who heard it have never heard an organ (French) or otherwise in a cathedral? People do travel and or have access to recordings these days, in fact for over a century now.
@newq it was an improvisation, made up on the spot. Doesn't make it any better though.
Absolutely not true!
The cathedral hasn't just been restored it has been uplifted. Wonderful and beautiful and the organ sublime. ❤
😂😂😂😂
Really NBC news? Mistranslating “Through Christ our Lord” to “ in the Holy Spirit”?
It’s the wicked world of the Media…, They flee from his name.
Are you surprised?
This building is one of the absolute wonders of the world, imo. It is surreal seeing it new and improved after such a tragedy.
@aaronsarchive82 When you consider other Cathedrals throughout the World, Notre Dame is no wonder. It's rather plain and ordinary.
What a moving moment and what a rousing, jubilant sound. God bless this magnificent organ and this marvellous cathedral. God bless France. All the best from Germany.
Jubilant?
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It sounded like a train wreck extended
For everyone who is saying this music is "horrible" look at the style of the music here. This is what it is. The awakenings of the organ is supposed to move you and be very powerful. If you don't understand it, you dont understand Notre Dame Cathedral.
Amen. This is how Notre Dame sounds every week. The power of the organ is the cathedrals voice.
@willschlueter2478 you are 100% right.
Does Notre Dame sound like this every week because Latry is an admirer of Olivier Messiaen? Or does Messiaen sound like traditional French organ music?
@tombailey1059 Yes, notre dame always sounds like this. Search on UA-cam for any hymn.
This modernists just seem to want to impress, I wonder if their motivation is to play beautifully for God.
The Cathedral is magnificent but I agree, that organ score is OMINOUS sounding.
Sounded like a satanic hymn.
It had to be. Trump was in the audience.
@arlomckinnon3617 why does that matter? Why do you have to bring politics into something joyful? At least he went and participated. Biden was busy sleeping.
it sounded like someone was just pounding on the piano
@@arlomckinnon3617 Or it was resembling your tears 😂
unfortunately nbc news edited out the first few notes the organ played. that's too bad, because it sounded like a giant thunderous heartbeat, as if the organ is coming back to life.
Ruined by every second after
@@johnbrown3711 listen again
Music for awakening
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Savage.
Beautiful, powerful and savage.
Thunderous and wonderful. This is like playing every note on your instrument to be sure it's ready.
I truly truly try to appreciate this style of improvisation... but sometimes it's hard
Impossible to tell the difference between "improvisation" and pure musical incompetence.
I wouldn't say olivier Latry is dumb...
it may be easier to appreciate when hearing it in real life!!! your device audio probably doesnt do it justice
Lovely to see the Notre Dame open again thanks be to God X
The organist is in his own rock mode
I've been listening to dupre and widor for years. I appreciate this sound world. Magnificent. Messiaen and durufle too. All wonderful composers for the organ. The book doesn't stop at bach
I love the French organ composers from the 19th and 20th centuries. That is my favorite period of organ music.
@45smonday yes I love that period too my friend. So much glorious music spanning 600 years and more but yes the romantic period and into the 20th century is so beautiful.
@45smonday my favourite I have to say is bach and also buxtehude but widor is exceptional.
First off, congratulations and here's to many happy returns.
Second:
"Very well, what's the name of the piece you'll play?"
"JRPG Boss Concerto, numbers 1 through 7, all at once."
It did sound like an awakening - a Resurrection!
How majestic
Yea! Olivier Latry!!!❤❤❤
as an ORGANIST *_PARISHIONERS and PEOPLE WHO CAN'T PLAY ORGAN, WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE PLAYING_*
Beautiful sound, nothing else like it
It's ugly noise
@@epona1525it’s a little weird, even for me, a classical musician, but it’s not that bad/ugly
If you’re hard of hearing I guess it is ok.
Thankfully..
Thats an awful sound what planet are you on
❤ Beautiful 😍❤️ Amen Praise God amen 🙏🏽
We are so back.
Dem Ereignis in keinster Weise angemessen diese scheusslich atonoale Improvisitation . Hätte er nur ein Stück von Widor Guilmant, Boellmann, Franck.....gespielt wäre es toll gewesen 😢
Great for Olivier Latry to be back playing at Notre Dame.
Was that Latry? We got to hear him play last year at the University of Kansas where he was in residence during Notre Dame's rebuilding. We will always remember it.
@@Fred-kz5xh Yes it was.
Absolutely stunning
5 years of frustration unleashed in just over 1 minute
Fajne organy pozdrawiamy słuchaczy organów z Polski JECHANNNA
You could say that organist really...pulled out all the stops.
1:45 Latry is very annoyed because He dont obtain to increase all 5 Keyboards from g3 to c4 at the renewed Organ.
This is the way how Latry is protesting against that !!!
Would love to hear some of the great Bach preludes and fuges played on this instrument. 😊
My uncle was a concert organist and I thought of him today.
He did play the Notre Dame organ many years ago and he was known for playing Bach
My maiden name is Susan Fox,
@@susanwest2522Who was your uncle?
@curiouspenguin6887 I'd love to hear some Debussy.. really anything on the organs there would be amazing to hear as long as it isn't non stop modernist improv. That organ is very cool. Love the shape of it.
@@bobbyb9263 My uncle was Virgil Fox.
His mother was Bird Fox, my grandmother
And his one elder brother Warren Fox was my father. My father was born in 1910
And my Uncle in 1912 in Princeton, Illinois
Gosh, maybe this too long a reply😄,
But I appreciate your question.
My favorite moment of 2024
Sounds like a kid got to the organ and just started “playing.”
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bro thats olivier latry on the organ
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Thankyou NBC so much for this post,
the commentary was spot on;
UNLIKE many others who covered
NOTRE DAME:-
may this event stir the hearts of millions. Amen.
Amen
Sounds like my five year old niece, banging on the piano
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Now to use some frankincense and prayer to remove the dark energy left behind by trump's being there.
Beautiful sacral music. The organ powerfully re-awakening.
Organist is testing a ceiling durability.
That’s the first song I played on the piano when I was able to climb up on the bench
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He could have played “In the garden of edén”, by I. Ron butterfly.
Why did that guy try to shred the organ?
Invoke spirits
sounded horrible!
You must have never heard good organ music. This is called improvising.
This is the French style of organ playing. The French love it. Dramatic and moody, just like their culture. And it’s awesome.
@@Tami-k6v Devilish spirits!!
The archbishop is giving the look of “we just rebuilt this organ and the guy spills coffee all over the keys”
For those that dont know this is an improvisation in the French tradition that goes back centuries. Theres a French conservatory that teaches this. And if you understand the musical language its beautiful
People looking at eachother in the end "uuuuuh, that was music??" 😂😂😂😂
It would have been better if he had sat on the keyboard.
Beautifully done.... I'll visit one day...
Would love to touch those walls and all... To feel the Artisans Art.
Well that was unsettling.
You must have never heard good organ music. This is called improvising.
It ended on a glorious major chord. There is no triumph without dissonance first, no restoration of Notre Dame without a fire first.
Yes, where was a hymn such as, All Nations of our God and King?
@@willschlueter2478Latry always abuses of dissonances, he always sounds horrible.
@@OwenDoyle-pipeorgan "good" is subjective. We have heard good organ music, and this is not it. To people saying "it's good for an improvised piece," no. If it's not good without the knowledge that it's improvised, then it's not good. Just because someone is making it up on the spot doesn't mean it's good. I understand some people may like this type of music, but I can't pretend that I do. Far too much dissonance is created with no real melody or harmony. The chords toward the beginning sound good, towards the end it sounds as if random keys are being pressed though. Just because it ends on a chord doesn't mean the whole piece was good.
Could the hunchback not make it? I don't see him anywhere in the audience.
He's in the bell tower
@@gilangsetyawibawa185 probably getting high with frollo and Gaston
dont you remember? he died at the end of the novel.
He's the organ player 😂
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I find it humorous the amount of people writing this off as “just noise.” Like it or not, this is the French organ tradition, and this is one of the best organists in the world. There’s more to the organ than Bach and Buxtehude, people.
That really doesn't matter. You can go on about how it's some french tradition, but it won't be appreciated by 99% of people living on this planet. It'll just make the organ more repulsive and even less appreciated by the general audience. Especially in the time we are living in now, where everyone is able to listen to this around the world.
I think a lot of people would disagree with you on that 99% figure. I work with an organist who does French-style improvisation much like this, and people love it. If you don’t like it, that’s fine, but that’s purely your opinion. The problem is that people who don’t like it seem to have unnecessarily harsh words to say on the matter, which really isn’t appropriate.
@@jessekaiser21 I understand what you are saying, and I think people are allowed to, and should express art in their own ways. I just think this might've not been the best occasion for it considering the demographic.
I'm very amused by people saying they should have played "something by Bach". Re-opening a French catholic cathedral with music from a German protestant would be much stranger than any of the wonderful (dis-)harmonics that Olivier Latry improvised.
@@hanszauner6036 Right? At least say something by Dupré, Langlais, Vierne, or any of the other French organist/composers.
YES YES YES YES YES!!!! WONDERFUL!!!!
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Speaking as a classically, trained organist, who’s well-versed in the French tradition, well aware of the history of the organist of Notre Dame, and who is well aware of the technical history of the instrument, I have to say that this was one of the most horribly nightmare things I’ve ever heard in my life, but it does fit right in with the French catholic Organists tradition
The Saga of Notre Dame
Part IV
And At Last,
The Bells
Five years it’s been since that dread night
When the world was treated to the sight
The fire that threatened with terrible glow
The Notre Dame and the Windows Rose
A fire that raged all through the night
Lit from within, the windows alight
The Windows Rose from long ago
Were threatened by a fire’s glow.
And all of France rushed to the scene
Their goal, save all that saved could be
A grand old Church built long ago
Lit from within by dread fire’s glow.
They fought and sweated all night long
While Frenchmen cheered in speech and song
To save the church from long ago
From fire’s deadly, ash-choked glow.
And dawn returned, as all dawns must,
And Frenchmen peering through ash and dust
For just one glimpse of the Windows Rose
That fire threatened by midnight’s glow.
And lo, the sun’s first rays did show
Not one or two of the Windows Rose
All three survived, and the tears did flow
The sun shone bright, and the Windows glowed.
And one year later, 'midst plague we did see
the streets were empty, as they should be
But some few came to mark the day
of the year before when the world did pray
and that day, the bells rang out to mark
the Church and nation against the Dark
they survived the fire, they'll survive the plague
they survive no matter how dark the day
and the Church that looks the centuries down
stands in the middle of Paris town
with the Windows Rose lit by sun's glow
and the bells ring out, and onward France goes.
Two years had passed, since that dread night
When fire set Notre Dame alight
France sang and prayed two years ago
Through fire’s deadly, ash-choked glow.
But listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of trees that were planted many a year
Before that night, when the spire fell
So listen, good people, and let me tell
Those trees were planted, ‘gainst day of need
And many years later, are needed indeed
For France rebuilt the Notre Dame
But not with steel; no, not at all
They built the Church in the same way
They built it then, and again today
With wood and craft and loving care
Till spire arises into the air
And a day did dawn, as dawn it must
And Frenchmen peered through craftsmen’s dust
At a grand old church, a famous nom
The chapel in France called Notre Dame
No trace of fire was there to be found
And all of Paris did hear the sound
Of bells to mark the joyous way
Of A Church reborn, again that day
And Frenchmen will cheer in speech and song
A fire survived, of a right once wronged
Notre Dame reopens, the sun’s arose
And shines again on the Windows Rose.
And five years later, the church stands tall
Rebuilt, and proud, to welcome all
The spire rises into the air
The bells now sound, and look you there
The church survived that night of flame
And France and the world together came
To build it back, the world to show
The Notre Dame and the Windows Rose.
The greatest opportunity of the last 100 years to play something beautiful with a worldwide listening audience.
Ok that didn’t go so well.
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@@apusupa738 Bist ja auch ganz schön indoktriniert.
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Impressive, especially for a brief, improvisational piece.
France Has fallen 😢first the olympics now this fiasco
Hail the Omnissiah! He is the God in the Machine.
Wow, I didn't realise that YT was filled with experts on French liturgical organ music. These comments are depressing.
Your comment is depressing 😢
Maybe he was angry or had a bad day?
phantom of the opera
"Sanctuary !...Sanctuary ! 😉
Dang, that audio probably doesn't do the piece any justice lol
If I had the choice it'd be Rick Wakeman no doubt.
Are they sure they restored the organ properly? Yikes
Christ be praised! The Lord's house is restored!
Organ play was disappointing - hard to support. At least not uplifting. Wrong music choice
I'd love to hear Bach's Toccata on that.
Bach’s Toccata is almost like playing stairway to heaven in a guitar shop..
Could he at least have played something worshipful?
latry will laugh you out of the room if you say that 5 HOURS OF MEDITATIVE CHRISTIAN INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC is more worshipful that messiaen
I used to play that on my grandma's piano. With zero training when I was only 3.
Infernal music announcing the horrors coming.
Oh my goodness!!
Could they not have chosen something more melodious & stately than that cacophonous catastrophe of noise they clearly carefully wrote for this auspicious occasion?!!!
Perhaps that was a piece chosen to be played with loud and adamant stance that the organ has arisen defiantly despite the arson attack? If so it also would have been appropriate for a beautiful piece to have been played to showcase the incredible organ And to celebrate the light and resurrection. It almost sounded like a heavy metal concert lol.
Should have played Phantom of the Opera
Sounded like he dang near did.
Grand Reverberation!
"Fang's, for the memories!" 🧛🏻♂️
Mois, j'ai pensé aussitôt qu'ils avaient remonté les tuyaux dans l'ordre inverse des touches des claviers 😇
Tu penses comme un con
Quasimodo was still adjusting the pipes. "Molten Metal, Molten Metal!"
Un accordo serio c'è. L'ultimo.
Blessed and awakened for what?
Because after the fire....
The prayer that fills half of this video literally explains that exact thing question. They’re asking God to bless the organ so it can lead the worship of the people in the cathedral
If one finds that horrible, they’ll say it’s ignorance. Let them be.
Fabulous !!!!!
Pure joy
La música es un horror, en lugar de llevar a Dios, aleja a hombres de Él, parece sacada de una película de terror, levanta dolor de cabeza, la liturgia Católica tiene piezas conmovedoras. Por otra parte las casullas de los sacerdotes, parecen los colores de unos hinchas de fútbol y el altar, madre mía, un pedrusco que parece diseñado para otros rituales, el resto perfecto, pero se desaprovechó una ocasión maravillosa para acercar las almas de lis que estaban en este acto a Dios, que pensarían ellos, pero esto que es????
skill issue
not veery melodious was it ?
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Who bare record of the word of GOD, and of the testimony of JESUS Christ, and of all things that he saw.
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I'm happy for the people of Paris.
Mormons: Oh how cute, look at your little organ.
Was this a test or an actual song? I am losing my mind lol
It’s improvisation, not a written out piece. French organists are trained to make up music on the spot for Masses. It’s a tradition going back over 300 years. You can search “Olivier Latry Improvisation” for dozens of recordings of him playing at Notre Dame