The French composer and organist Thierry Escaich composed his Te Deum pour Notre-Dame, a hymn to the resurrection of the cathedral, a large-scale work for children's choir, two mixed choirs and orchestra for the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. One hundred and eighty singers and instrumentalists premiered the work and recorded it in the famous building on June 12, 2025.
Thierry Escaich was inspired by the thousand-year history of the cathedral and drew from numerous sources, starting with the Bible, but also from renowned authors who had written about Notre-Dame, such as Victor Hugo and Charles Péguy. According to Escaich himself, "this Te Deum is a journey from the destructive flames of conflagration to the fire of redemption". Escaich, who has been co-titular organist of the cathedral since 2024, also presents examples of his famous improvisational skills on the cathedral organ between the individual movements of the Te Deum. The work was praised from all sides at its premiere and some journalists described it as "the great French oratorio we have been waiting for since the beginning of the 21st century." (Le Figaro)
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