Labric recorded the complete organ symphonies of
Louis Vierne (6) and
Charles-Marie Widor (10). Both of these were world premiere recordings. In addition, he recorded the Preludes and Fugues of
Camille Saint-Saëns and the complete Promenades en Provence of
Eugène Reuchsel.
The majority of his recordings were made at
Saint-Ouen in
Rouen with its famous organ from 1890 by
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (although Labric was never titular organist at this church - he was titular organist of the church of
Saint-Gervais with its smaller organ in the same city for some time).
Hommage à Jeanne Demessieux for organ (Paris: Durand, 1970)
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Fugue
Communion, op. 8 for organ
Deux Louanges à Notre-Dame des Roses: Arrivederci, Salve Mater for organ
Discography
Jeanne Demessieux: L'oeuvre pour orgue.
Te Deum op. 11, Répons pour le temps de Pâques, 12 Choral-Préludes op. 8, Triptyque op. 7, Prélude et Fugue en Ut op. 13, Sept Méditations sur le Saint-Esprit op. 6, Six Etudes op. 5. Pierre Labric: Hommage à Jeanne Demessieux.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July 1971 (Te Deum), December 1971 (Choral-Preludes, Répons), October 1972 (Méditations, Études), November 1972 (Triptyque, Prélude et Fugue) and April 1974 (Hommage) at St. Ouen, Rouen, and St. Pierre, Angoulème (Six Études, Sept Méditations). Sigean: Solstice, 2017. 2 CD's.
Felix Mendelssohn: Les Six Sonates.
Pierre Labric, Organ (Saint-Ouen, Rouen). Sigean: Solstice, 2015. SOCD 303. 1 CD.
Camille Saint-Saëns: Six Préludes et Fugues.
Préludes and Fugues op. 99 and 109. Eugène Gigout: Grand choeur dialogué (1881).
Pierre Labric, Organ. Recorded in 1973/74 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. Sigean: Solstice, 2015. SOCD 305. 1 CD.
Eugène Reuchsel: Promenades en Provence.
Nuages ensoleillés sur le cap Nègre, Le moulin d'Alphonse Daudet, La chartreuse de Montrieux au crépuscule, Jour de fête aux Saintes Marie-de-la-Mer, Profil de la porte d'Orange à Carpentras, Tambourinaires sur la place des Vieux Salins, Grandes orgues à Saint-Maximin, Visions à l'Abbaye de Sénanque.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded between 1970 and 1974 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. Sigean: Solstice, 2013. SOCD 289. 1 CD.
Louis Vierne: Pièces en style libre, Les deux Messes, Triptyque.
Pierre Labric, Organ. Recorded at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. Sigean: Solstice, 2012. SOCD 286/8. 3 CD's.
Louis Vierne: Les Six Symphonies pour orgue.
Pierre Labric, Organ. Recorded in November 1969 and November 1970 at Saint-Sernin, Toulouse. Sigean: Solstice, 2011. SOCD 277/9. 3 CD's.
Louis Vierne: Les Pièces de Fantaisie.
Pierre Labric, Organ. Recorded at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. Sigean: Solstice, 2013. SOCD 290/1. 2 CD's.
Œuvres de Louis Vierne et Charles-Marie Widor.
Pierre Labric, Organ (Notre-Dame de Paris). Sigean: Solstice, 2013. SOCD 296. 1 CD.
Jeanne Demessieux: Pièces pour orgue.
Six Etudes op. 5, Méditations sur le Saint-Esprit op. 6 (Nos. 2 & 7), Triptyque op. 7, Attende Domine (Choral-Preludes op. 8), Te Deum op. 11. Pierre Labric: Hommage à Jeanne Demessieux (first movement).
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in 1969 and 1972 at Notre-Dame de Paris. Sigean: Solstice, 2010. 1 CD.
Franz Liszt: Pièces pour orgue.
Prélude et fugue sur BACH; Fantaisie et fugue sur le choral "Ad nos"; Funérailles (transcribed by Jeanne Demessieux); Variations sur "Weinen, Klagen".
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded November 24–25, 1973 and April 28–30, 1974 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. Sigean: Solstice, 2010. SOCD 264. 1 CD.
Eugène Reuchsel: Promenades en Provence.
Nuages ensoleillés sur le cap Nègre, Le moulin d'Alphonse Daudet, La chartreuse de Montrieux au crépuscule, Jour de fête aux Saintes Marie-de-la-Mer, Profil de la porte d'Orange à Carpentras, Tambourinaires sur la place des Vieux Salins, Grandes orgues à Saint-Maximin, Visions à l'Abbaye de Sénanque.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded at St. Ouen, Rouen. Rouen, France: Grand Orgue, c. 1975.
Jeanne Demessieux: Complete Organ Works.
Jeanne Demessieux: Te Deum op. 11, Répons pour le temps de Pâques, 12 Choral-Préludes op. 8, Triptyque op. 7, Prélude et Fugue en Ut op. 13, Sept Méditations sur le Saint Esprit op. 6, Six Etudes op. 5. Pierre Labric: Hommage à Jeanne Demessieux.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July and December 1971 and October 1972 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen, and Saint-Pierre, Angoulème (Six Études, Sept Méditations). Musical Heritage Society, 1974.
Camille Saint-Saëns: Six Préludes and Fugues.
Book 1, op. 99: No. 1, E major. No. 2, B major. No. 3, E flat major. Book 2, op. 109: No. 1, D minor. No. 2, G major. No. 3, C major.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July 1973 at St. Ouen, Rouen. Musical Heritage Society. 1 LP.
Louis Vierne: Organ Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in November 1969 and November 1970 at Saint-Sernin, Toulouse.
Louis Vierne: Organ Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in November 1969 and November 1970 at Saint-Sernin, Toulouse.
Louis Vierne: Organ Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in November 1969 and November 1970 at Saint-Sernin, Toulouse.
Louis Vierne: 20 Pièces en style libre op. 31.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded at St. Ouen, Rouen. Musical Heritage Society.
Louis Vierne: Pièces de Fantaisie (complete).
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded at St. Ouen, Rouen. Rouen, France: Grand Orgue. LVM 771 101, LVM 780 120, LVM 791 003. 3 LPs.
Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen.
Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen.
Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen.
Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen.
Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen.
Pierre Labric: Concert d'Orgue No. 1.
Henry Purcell: Trumpet Tune; Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat BWV 733,
Fantasia et Fuga in G minor BWV 542; César Franck: Pastorale; Louis Vierne: Carillon de Westminster.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded at St. Ouen, Rouen. Rouen, France: Grand Orgue. LCM 760110. 1 LP.
Pierre Labric: Concert d'Orgue No. 2.
Eugène Gigout: Grand Chœur dialogue; Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Sonata II; Louis Vierne: Trois Improvisations reconstituées par Maurice Duruflé; Albert Roussel: Prélude et fughetta; Franz Liszt: Prélude et fugue sur le nom de BACH, Adagio in D-flat major.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded November 1973, April and October 1973 at St. Ouen, Rouen. Rouen, France: Grand Orgue. RLM 770511. 1 LP.
Pierre Labric: Unpublished Recordings.
César Franck: Final; Johann Sebastian Bach: Preludes and Fugues; Louis Vierne: Triptyque, 4 Pièces en style libre; Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Three Preludes and Fugues, Five Sonatas; Jean-Claude Touche: Complete Organ Works (Pastorale, Scherzetto, Fugue, Elévation, Thème et variations sur Veni Creator); Jacques Ibert: Trois Pièces; Eugène Reuchsel: Autres Pièces des Promenades en Provence.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded during the 1970s, but never commercially released.
References
^Machart, Renaud. "Pierre Labric (né en 1921)." In: Les Grands Organistes du XXe Siècle, edited by Renaud Machart and Vincent Warnier, 174. Paris: Buchet/Chastel, 2018.
Eschbach, Jesse. "An Interview with Pierre Labric." The Diapason' 111, no. 2 (February 2020): 14-16.
Labric, Pierre. "Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968): Pariser Orgellegende von La Madeleine." Organ: Journal für die Orgel 2, no. 2 (1999): 36-38.
Labric, Pierre. "Jeanne Demessieux: Présentation des œuvres pour orgue." In: Association Maurice et Marie-Madeleine Duruflé (ed.) (2009): Hommage à Jeanne Demessieux. Bulletin no. 9 (2009), 70-75.
Labric, Pierre. "Jeanne Demessieux: Analyse de l'œuvre pour orgue." In: Association Maurice et Marie-Madeleine Duruflé (ed.) (2009): Hommage à Jeanne Demessieux. Bulletin no. 9 (2009), 76-96.
Tréfouel, Dominique. Interview with Pierre Labric on August 20, 2005. In: Dominique Tréfouel, Jeanne Demessieux. Lyon, France: J2C/ALDRUI Éditions, 2005, 97-107.
Labric recorded the complete organ symphonies of
Louis Vierne (6) and
Charles-Marie Widor (10). Both of these were world premiere recordings. In addition, he recorded the Preludes and Fugues of
Camille Saint-Saëns and the complete Promenades en Provence of
Eugène Reuchsel.
The majority of his recordings were made at
Saint-Ouen in
Rouen with its famous organ from 1890 by
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (although Labric was never titular organist at this church - he was titular organist of the church of
Saint-Gervais with its smaller organ in the same city for some time).
Hommage à Jeanne Demessieux for organ (Paris: Durand, 1970)
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Fugue
Communion, op. 8 for organ
Deux Louanges à Notre-Dame des Roses: Arrivederci, Salve Mater for organ
Discography
Jeanne Demessieux: L'oeuvre pour orgue.
Te Deum op. 11, Répons pour le temps de Pâques, 12 Choral-Préludes op. 8, Triptyque op. 7, Prélude et Fugue en Ut op. 13, Sept Méditations sur le Saint-Esprit op. 6, Six Etudes op. 5. Pierre Labric: Hommage à Jeanne Demessieux.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July 1971 (Te Deum), December 1971 (Choral-Preludes, Répons), October 1972 (Méditations, Études), November 1972 (Triptyque, Prélude et Fugue) and April 1974 (Hommage) at St. Ouen, Rouen, and St. Pierre, Angoulème (Six Études, Sept Méditations). Sigean: Solstice, 2017. 2 CD's.
Felix Mendelssohn: Les Six Sonates.
Pierre Labric, Organ (Saint-Ouen, Rouen). Sigean: Solstice, 2015. SOCD 303. 1 CD.
Camille Saint-Saëns: Six Préludes et Fugues.
Préludes and Fugues op. 99 and 109. Eugène Gigout: Grand choeur dialogué (1881).
Pierre Labric, Organ. Recorded in 1973/74 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. Sigean: Solstice, 2015. SOCD 305. 1 CD.
Eugène Reuchsel: Promenades en Provence.
Nuages ensoleillés sur le cap Nègre, Le moulin d'Alphonse Daudet, La chartreuse de Montrieux au crépuscule, Jour de fête aux Saintes Marie-de-la-Mer, Profil de la porte d'Orange à Carpentras, Tambourinaires sur la place des Vieux Salins, Grandes orgues à Saint-Maximin, Visions à l'Abbaye de Sénanque.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded between 1970 and 1974 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. Sigean: Solstice, 2013. SOCD 289. 1 CD.
Louis Vierne: Pièces en style libre, Les deux Messes, Triptyque.
Pierre Labric, Organ. Recorded at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. Sigean: Solstice, 2012. SOCD 286/8. 3 CD's.
Louis Vierne: Les Six Symphonies pour orgue.
Pierre Labric, Organ. Recorded in November 1969 and November 1970 at Saint-Sernin, Toulouse. Sigean: Solstice, 2011. SOCD 277/9. 3 CD's.
Louis Vierne: Les Pièces de Fantaisie.
Pierre Labric, Organ. Recorded at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. Sigean: Solstice, 2013. SOCD 290/1. 2 CD's.
Œuvres de Louis Vierne et Charles-Marie Widor.
Pierre Labric, Organ (Notre-Dame de Paris). Sigean: Solstice, 2013. SOCD 296. 1 CD.
Jeanne Demessieux: Pièces pour orgue.
Six Etudes op. 5, Méditations sur le Saint-Esprit op. 6 (Nos. 2 & 7), Triptyque op. 7, Attende Domine (Choral-Preludes op. 8), Te Deum op. 11. Pierre Labric: Hommage à Jeanne Demessieux (first movement).
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in 1969 and 1972 at Notre-Dame de Paris. Sigean: Solstice, 2010. 1 CD.
Franz Liszt: Pièces pour orgue.
Prélude et fugue sur BACH; Fantaisie et fugue sur le choral "Ad nos"; Funérailles (transcribed by Jeanne Demessieux); Variations sur "Weinen, Klagen".
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded November 24–25, 1973 and April 28–30, 1974 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. Sigean: Solstice, 2010. SOCD 264. 1 CD.
Eugène Reuchsel: Promenades en Provence.
Nuages ensoleillés sur le cap Nègre, Le moulin d'Alphonse Daudet, La chartreuse de Montrieux au crépuscule, Jour de fête aux Saintes Marie-de-la-Mer, Profil de la porte d'Orange à Carpentras, Tambourinaires sur la place des Vieux Salins, Grandes orgues à Saint-Maximin, Visions à l'Abbaye de Sénanque.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded at St. Ouen, Rouen. Rouen, France: Grand Orgue, c. 1975.
Jeanne Demessieux: Complete Organ Works.
Jeanne Demessieux: Te Deum op. 11, Répons pour le temps de Pâques, 12 Choral-Préludes op. 8, Triptyque op. 7, Prélude et Fugue en Ut op. 13, Sept Méditations sur le Saint Esprit op. 6, Six Etudes op. 5. Pierre Labric: Hommage à Jeanne Demessieux.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July and December 1971 and October 1972 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen, and Saint-Pierre, Angoulème (Six Études, Sept Méditations). Musical Heritage Society, 1974.
Camille Saint-Saëns: Six Préludes and Fugues.
Book 1, op. 99: No. 1, E major. No. 2, B major. No. 3, E flat major. Book 2, op. 109: No. 1, D minor. No. 2, G major. No. 3, C major.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July 1973 at St. Ouen, Rouen. Musical Heritage Society. 1 LP.
Louis Vierne: Organ Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in November 1969 and November 1970 at Saint-Sernin, Toulouse.
Louis Vierne: Organ Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in November 1969 and November 1970 at Saint-Sernin, Toulouse.
Louis Vierne: Organ Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in November 1969 and November 1970 at Saint-Sernin, Toulouse.
Louis Vierne: 20 Pièces en style libre op. 31.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded at St. Ouen, Rouen. Musical Heritage Society.
Louis Vierne: Pièces de Fantaisie (complete).
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded at St. Ouen, Rouen. Rouen, France: Grand Orgue. LVM 771 101, LVM 780 120, LVM 791 003. 3 LPs.
Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen.
Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen.
Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen.
Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen.
Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen.
Pierre Labric: Concert d'Orgue No. 1.
Henry Purcell: Trumpet Tune; Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat BWV 733,
Fantasia et Fuga in G minor BWV 542; César Franck: Pastorale; Louis Vierne: Carillon de Westminster.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded at St. Ouen, Rouen. Rouen, France: Grand Orgue. LCM 760110. 1 LP.
Pierre Labric: Concert d'Orgue No. 2.
Eugène Gigout: Grand Chœur dialogue; Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Sonata II; Louis Vierne: Trois Improvisations reconstituées par Maurice Duruflé; Albert Roussel: Prélude et fughetta; Franz Liszt: Prélude et fugue sur le nom de BACH, Adagio in D-flat major.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded November 1973, April and October 1973 at St. Ouen, Rouen. Rouen, France: Grand Orgue. RLM 770511. 1 LP.
Pierre Labric: Unpublished Recordings.
César Franck: Final; Johann Sebastian Bach: Preludes and Fugues; Louis Vierne: Triptyque, 4 Pièces en style libre; Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Three Preludes and Fugues, Five Sonatas; Jean-Claude Touche: Complete Organ Works (Pastorale, Scherzetto, Fugue, Elévation, Thème et variations sur Veni Creator); Jacques Ibert: Trois Pièces; Eugène Reuchsel: Autres Pièces des Promenades en Provence.
Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded during the 1970s, but never commercially released.
References
^Machart, Renaud. "Pierre Labric (né en 1921)." In: Les Grands Organistes du XXe Siècle, edited by Renaud Machart and Vincent Warnier, 174. Paris: Buchet/Chastel, 2018.
Eschbach, Jesse. "An Interview with Pierre Labric." The Diapason' 111, no. 2 (February 2020): 14-16.
Labric, Pierre. "Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968): Pariser Orgellegende von La Madeleine." Organ: Journal für die Orgel 2, no. 2 (1999): 36-38.
Labric, Pierre. "Jeanne Demessieux: Présentation des œuvres pour orgue." In: Association Maurice et Marie-Madeleine Duruflé (ed.) (2009): Hommage à Jeanne Demessieux. Bulletin no. 9 (2009), 70-75.
Labric, Pierre. "Jeanne Demessieux: Analyse de l'œuvre pour orgue." In: Association Maurice et Marie-Madeleine Duruflé (ed.) (2009): Hommage à Jeanne Demessieux. Bulletin no. 9 (2009), 76-96.
Tréfouel, Dominique. Interview with Pierre Labric on August 20, 2005. In: Dominique Tréfouel, Jeanne Demessieux. Lyon, France: J2C/ALDRUI Éditions, 2005, 97-107.