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Gaston Litaize
org, 1909-1991 FR, Ménil-sur-Belvitte
Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Gaston Gilbert Litaize
Gaston Gilbert Litaize (11 August 1909 - 5 August 1991) was a French organist and composer. Considered one of the 20th century masters of the French organ, he toured, recorded, worked at churches, and taught students in and around Paris. Blind from infancy, he studied and taught for most of his life at the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (National Institute for the Blind).
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Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 "Organ Symphony": III. Maestoso - Allegro on Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" by Camille Saint-Saëns, Gaston Litaize, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim Asperges me: Messe à la ville "Repons" on Messes des paroisses avant Vatican II : A la campagne, à la ville by Ensemble Polyphonique de Montparnasse, Victor Martin & Gaston Litaize Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 "Organ Symphony": I. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio on Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" by Camille Saint-Saëns, Gaston Litaize, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 "Organ Symphony": IIa. Allegro moderato - Presto - Allegro moderato on Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" by Camille Saint-Saëns, Gaston Litaize, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim Messe royale: Messe à la ville "Credo" on Messes des paroisses avant Vatican II : A la campagne, à la ville by Ensemble Polyphonique de Montparnasse, Victor Martin & Gaston Litaize Messe royale: Messe à la ville "Sanctus" on Messes des paroisses avant Vatican II : A la campagne, à la ville by Ensemble Polyphonique de Montparnasse, Victor Martin & Gaston Litaize Toccata and Fuga in D Minor, BWV 565: Fuga on Gaston Litaize • Organ Recital: Bach • Couperin • Marchand • Messiaen • De Grigny • Daquin • Dupré • Vierne • Franck • Litaize by Gaston Litaize Missa Ad fugam: Messe à la ville "Kyrie" on Messes des paroisses avant Vatican II : A la campagne, à la ville by Ensemble Polyphonique de Montparnasse, Victor Martin & Gaston Litaize Toccata et fugue en ré mineur BWV 565 on Les sommets de l'orgue, Organ masterpieces, Bach, Buxtehude, Couperin, Grigny by Gaston Litaize Missa Ad fugam: Messe à la ville "Gloria" on Messes des paroisses avant Vatican II : A la campagne, à la ville by Ensemble Polyphonique de Montparnasse, Victor Martin & Gaston LitaizeTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orgelbüchlein | Johann Sebastian Bach / Gaston Litaize | 2010 | Album |
| Organ Recital | Gaston Litaize | 1994 | Album |
| Orgelbüchlein N° 2 | Johann Sebastian Bach / Gaston Litaize | 1991 | Album |
| OEUVRES POUR ORGUE | Johann Sebastian Bach, Gaston Litaize | 1990 | Album |
| Cortège pour Orgue et Cuivres - Lied - Scherzo - Epiphanie - Jeux de Rythmes - Prélude et Danse Fuguée - Prélude Liturgique - Pentecôte: Triptyque pour 2 Orgues | Gaston Litaize / Olivier Latry, Denis Comtet, Ensemble de Cuivres Du CNR de Saint-Maur | 1989 | Album |
| Couperin Le Grand - Clerambault - Litaize | Gaston Litaize | 1985 | Album |
| Litaize Spielt Litaize An Der Albiez Orgel Der Propsteikirke Kempen | Gaston Litaize | 1979 | Album |
| Symphony No. 3 ”Organ” · „Orgel-Symphonie” | Camille Saint-Saëns - Gaston Litaize · The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim | 1976 | Album |
| Orgelbüchlein N° 3 | Johann Sebastian Bach / Gaston Litaize | 1976 | Album |
| Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: Gloria In Excelsis, Motet De Saint Michel, Antienne De La Sainte Vierge, Suite In The First Mode On D, Suite In The Second Mode On G | Mady Mesplé And Gaston Litaize | 1976 | Album |
| 12 Noels (Complete) | Louis-Claude Daquin, Gaston Litaize | 1976 | Album |
| Les Sommets De L'Orgue | Gaston Litaize, César Franck, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | 1975 | Album |
| Les Grandes Oeuvres D'Orgue | Johann Sebastian Bach / Gaston Litaize | 1971 | Album |
| J. S. Bach Les 18 Chorals de Leipzig Bwv 651/668 - Volume 1 : Chorals Nos. 1 A 9 | Gaston Litaize | 1971 | Album |
| Oeuvres Pour L'orgue | Olivier Messiaen, Gaston Litaize | 1969 | Album |
| Orgelbüchlein BWV 599 á 644 Nos. 24 á 45 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Gaston Litaize | 1968 | Album |
| Orgelbüchlein Bwv 599 à 644 Nos. 1 à 23 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Gaston Litaize | 1968 | Album |
| Enregistrement Inaugural de L'orgue Muller de la Maison de la Radio Nicolas de Grigny Louis Marchand Michel Corrette Dietrich Buxtehude Jean Sebastien Bach Ortf | Gaston Litaize | 1965 | Album |
| Orgelwerke | Olivier Messiaen - Gaston Litaize | 1964 | Album |
| La Nativité Du Seigneur | Olivier Messiaen - Gaston Litaize | 1963 | Album |
| Toccata E Fuga In Re Minore | Gaston Litaize, Johann Sebastian Bach | 1960 | Single |
| Bach: Four Preludes And Fugues | Johann Sebastian Bach, Gaston Litaize | 1959 | Album |
| Pièces Pour Orgue | Johann Sebastian Bach, Gaston Litaize | 1957 | Album |
| Spielt Eigene Werke - Plays His Own Works - Joue Ses Oeuvres | Gaston Litaize | Album | |
| Cathedrale St Julien | Gaston Litaize | Album | |
| Versailles - Lers Plus Beaux Noël | Gaston Litaize - Nicolas-Antoine Lebègue, Jean-François Dandrieu, Michel Corrette, Claude Balbastre, Louis-Claude Daquin | Album | |
| Improvisieren Auf Der Rudigierorgel | Anton Heiller Und Gaston Litaize | Album | |
| Les Sommets De L'Orgue - III | Gaston Litaize, Francisco Correa De Arauxo, Juan Cabanilles, Andrea Gabrielli, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Domenico Zipoli | Album | |
| Le Grand Orgue De La Cathédrale de Nantes - Concert d'Inauguration 21 Novembre 1971 | Gaston Litaize, Félix Moreau, Msg Besnier | Album | |
| Les Maîtres d'Orgue de J.S Bach | Gaston Litaize, Johann Sebastian Bach | Album | |
| Toccata Et Fugue En Ré Mineur / Passacaille Et Fugue En Ut Mineur | Johann Sebastian Bach - Gaston Litaize | Album | |
| Messe Solennelle En Français | Gaston Litaize | Album | |
| Höhepunkte Der Orgelmusik | Johann Sebastian Bach, Dieterich Buxtehude, François Couperin, Nicolas De Grigny, Louis-Claude Daquin, Gaston Litaize | Album | |
| Messe Solennelle | François Couperin - Gaston Litaize | Album | |
| Sainte Nuit | Gaston Litaize | Single |
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