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Te Deum pour Notre-Dame

Thierry Escaich, La Maitrise Notre-Dame de Paris

Label: Alpha Classics
EAN / barcode: 3701624512302
Format: Digital

As part of the reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, French composer and organist Thierry Escaich composed a Te Deum for Notre-Dame, a hymn to the resurrected cathedral and a grand work for children's choir, two mixed choirs and orchestra, 180 singers and instrumentalists. The work premiered on 12 June 2025 and was recorded in the prestigious building. Thierry Escaich was inspired by the thousand-year history of the cathedral and drew on multiple sources, starting with the Bible, but also on prestigious authors who wrote for Notre-Dame, such as Victor Hugo or Charles Péguy: "This Te Deum is a journey from destructive fire, that of fire, to a redemptive fire", according to Escaich, who between each movement also indulges in his famous improvisational art on the cathedral's organ, of which he has been co-titular holder since 2024. Upon its creation, the work received universal acclaim and some journalists considered it "the great French oratorio we have been waiting for since the beginning of the 21st century" ( Le Figaro ).

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