Pierre André Labric (born 30 June 1921) is a French

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists. In addition, an organist may accompany congregational ...

pedagogue Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

and composer.

Biography

Born in

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, and at the

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with organ under

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and harmony under

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(he received the first prize in this subject in 1948 along with

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). Later, he studied organ privately with

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, whose complete organ works he recorded on LP. During

's tenure as titular organist at La Madeleine in Paris, he was her assistant and substitute. He also substituted for

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in Paris. Pierre Labric recorded the complete organ symphonies of

Louis Vierne Louis Victor Jules Vierne (8 October 1870 – 2 June 1937) was a French organist and composer. As the organist of Notre-Dame de Paris from 1900 until his death, he focused on organ music, including six organ symphonies and a ''Messe solennelle' ...

(6) and

Charles-Marie Widor Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor (21 February 1844 – 12 March 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher of the mid-Romantic era, most notable for his ten organ symphonies. His Toccata from the fifth organ symphony has become one of the ...

(10). Both of these were world premiere recordings. In addition, he recorded the Preludes and Fugues of

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and the complete ''Promenades en Provence'' of Eugène Reuchsel. The majority of his recordings were made at Saint-Ouen in

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with its famous organ from 1890 by

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(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). In addition, Labric also served as a substitute organist at Notre-Dame-de-Paris when its titulaire, Cochereau, was unavailable. His students have included Michael Matthes and Maxime Patel.

Compositions

* 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 Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. * Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4. ** Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. * Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6. ** Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. * Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8. ** Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded Recorded in July, October and December 1971 at Saint-Ouen, Rouen. * Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10. ** Pierre Labric, Organist. Recorded 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

Bibliography

* 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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Labric, Pierre 1921 births Living people Composers for pipe organ 20th-century classical composers French classical organists French male organists French classical composers French male classical composers People from Eure Organ improvisers 20th-century French composers 21st-century organists 20th-century French male musicians 21st-century French male musicians French centenarians Men centenarians Male classical organists