Louis Thiry

Louis Henry Nicolas Thiry (15 February 1935[1] – 27 June 2019)[2] was a French concert organist, composer and pedagogue.

His many recordings include the complete organ works of Olivier Messiaen in 1972, which received several awards and led the composer to describe him as "an extraordinary organist".

Thiry recorded the complete organ works of Olivier Messiaen in 1972 at St. Pierre Cathedral in Geneva for Calliope.

An accomplished virtuoso, an all-round musician, with unequalled memory and skill: he may be classed among the heroes of music (he has given several fine performances of my most difficult organ works -in particular my Messe de la Pentecôte).

[3]The recording was awarded the Prize of the Président of the Republic, the Shock of Le Monde de la musique[6] and the Grand Prix du Disque of l'Académie Charles Cros).