j'ai fait ma communion solennelle en 1954 dans la basilique Ste Clotilde, c'était Jean Langlais le titulaire... le choc émotionnel que m'avait créé ce fabuleux instrument a déterminé ma vocation d'organiste tardive ensuite...( à St Omer). j'ai eu mon prix à Calais sur le magnifique instrument Cavaillé Cohl qu'il y avait là, habitant dans le Pas de Calais ... les chorals de César Franck m'ont toujours immensément émue, mais l'interprétation du titulaire actuel Olivier Penin m'a encore procuré tellement d'émotions... merci de tout coeur pour votre sublime interprétation !
The most outstanding interpretation i've ever heard! Maybe even Franck himself didn't play this so beautiful, majestic and natural. This is the only way how to play this music in my opinion. Dear Mr Penin, I admire your musicallity! You play Franck by heart and more important, with your heart. Thank you very much!
The most excellent rendition of this masterpiece! Choice of stops, tempo, virtuosity, it is all there. Thank you so much Olivier, you touched my heart very deeply!!
Genius! I am constantly amazed at the scope of works that Olivier Penin plays from memory...this talent & gift for memorizing major works is phenomenal & is another level of his brilliance coupled with his musicianship, taste & artistry of technique & interpretation...perfection!
Incroyable, à certains moments le mouvement à 7:23 est semblable aux improvisations de Pierre Cochereau... César Franck avait un siècle d'avance sur son temps !!!
So moving - graceful yet impassioned. A heartfelt, inspired interpretation and performance. Bravo! 👏👏👏👏👏💐 Thank you for sharing. (and not wearing those big sneakers 😉😅) 🎹🎶
This is such a lovely performance, I'm listening to your recordings every evening now and can't get enough of it! What happened at 6:19? Some pipe must be out of tune maybe? Either way, you're an impeccable organist and we are lucky to have you on youtube.
Fantastic, what else can one say. Now all we need is the performances to be release on a hi res platform like SACD or just plain 44.1, As RU-vid sound is OK, but suffers on a well sounding system (20K +)... how about it recording team? And of course Olivier
All Twelve pieces recorded by Olivier Penin will be released on CD by Brilliant Classics in January and this 3-CD-album will be on sale already at the Franck commemoration on December 9-11 at Sainte Clotilde, see franck.orgue-clotilde-paris.info/boutique.htm
