I know there are lots of happenings – musical and otherwise – today to mark the last binary date for another century, but I wouldn't want to be anywhere other than at Alice Tully Hall tonight, where Olivier Latry, titular organist for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and indisputably one of the world's great organists, will be playing an all-Messiaen concert on the Kuhn organ, part of the ongoing White Light Festival.
Word is that this concert hasn't sold nearly as well as some of the others on this year's White Light lineup, which just completely boggles my mind: taking a look at tonight's set list, I can promise you that Latry – whose recording of Messiaen's organ works is second only to the composer's – is going to tear the roof off. If you don't have plans tonight – or even if you do – you should do yourself a favor and grab a ticket while you still can. You won't regret it.
The hall was pretty full by concert time, but a lot of people left before it was over. I guess Messiaen was too much for many of the aged core Lincoln Center subscribers who like their music soft-serve style. Latry was superb, rising above the very bland sound of the colorless Kuhn organ living in Tully Hall.
The hall was pretty full by concert time, but a lot of people left before it was over. I guess Messiaen was too much for many of the aged core Lincoln Center subscribers who like their music soft-serve style. Latry was superb, rising above the very bland sound of the colorless Kuhn organ living in Tully Hall.
The hall was pretty full by concert time, but a lot of people left before it was over. I guess Messiaen was too much for many of the aged core Lincoln Center subscribers who like their music soft-serve style. Latry was superb, rising above the very bland sound of the colorless Kuhn organ living in Tully Hall.
The hall was pretty full by concert time, but a lot of people left before it was over. I guess Messiaen was too much for many of the aged core Lincoln Center subscribers who like their music soft-serve style. Latry was superb, rising above the very bland sound of the colorless Kuhn organ living in Tully Hall.
The hall was pretty full by concert time, but a lot of people left before it was over. I guess Messiaen was too much for many of the aged core Lincoln Center subscribers who like their music soft-serve style. Latry was superb, rising above the very bland sound of the colorless Kuhn organ living in Tully Hall.
The hall was pretty full by concert time, but a lot of people left before it was over. I guess Messiaen was too much for many of the aged core Lincoln Center subscribers who like their music soft-serve style. Latry was superb, rising above the very bland sound of the colorless Kuhn organ living in Tully Hall.
I, too, found Latry’s playing superb. Now, can someone kindly identify the encore selection he played? Many thanks!
I, too, found Latry’s playing superb. Now, can someone kindly identify the encore selection he played? Many thanks!
I, too, found Latry’s playing superb. Now, can someone kindly identify the encore selection he played? Many thanks!
I, too, found Latry’s playing superb. Now, can someone kindly identify the encore selection he played? Many thanks!
I, too, found Latry’s playing superb. Now, can someone kindly identify the encore selection he played? Many thanks!
I, too, found Latry’s playing superb. Now, can someone kindly identify the encore selection he played? Many thanks!
Yes: it was the “Priere apres la communion” (“Prayer after communion”) from Livre du Saint Sacrament
Yes: it was the “Priere apres la communion” (“Prayer after communion”) from Livre du Saint Sacrament
Yes: it was the “Priere apres la communion” (“Prayer after communion”) from Livre du Saint Sacrament
Yes: it was the “Priere apres la communion” (“Prayer after communion”) from Livre du Saint Sacrament
Yes: it was the “Priere apres la communion” (“Prayer after communion”) from Livre du Saint Sacrament
Yes: it was the “Priere apres la communion” (“Prayer after communion”) from Livre du Saint Sacrament
I agree that Latry made the best of the Kuhn organ, but as I wrote in my review above, it unfortunately fell short of prior experiences with this music: notably, Loïc Mallié at La Trinite in Paris and John Scott at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue.
I agree that Latry made the best of the Kuhn organ, but as I wrote in my review above, it unfortunately fell short of prior experiences with this music: notably, Loïc Mallié at La Trinite in Paris and John Scott at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue.
I agree that Latry made the best of the Kuhn organ, but as I wrote in my review above, it unfortunately fell short of prior experiences with this music: notably, Loïc Mallié at La Trinite in Paris and John Scott at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue.
I agree that Latry made the best of the Kuhn organ, but as I wrote in my review above, it unfortunately fell short of prior experiences with this music: notably, Loïc Mallié at La Trinite in Paris and John Scott at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue.
I agree that Latry made the best of the Kuhn organ, but as I wrote in my review above, it unfortunately fell short of prior experiences with this music: notably, Loïc Mallié at La Trinite in Paris and John Scott at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue.
I agree that Latry made the best of the Kuhn organ, but as I wrote in my review above, it unfortunately fell short of prior experiences with this music: notably, Loïc Mallié at La Trinite in Paris and John Scott at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue.