Restoration of the great organ
In 1990, the great organ at the Notre Dame Cathedral underwent a complete restoration. According to the official Notre Dame website, it was possible to retrieve the symphonic sonorities of the organ modified by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, who worked on the instrument during the 1860s restoration of the building by Viollet-le-Duc, while also preserving the older layers, from the 17th and 18th centuries, and including the undeniable contributions of the contemporary world.
Here's a full-length documentary about the organ and its current organist, Olivier Latry, with English subtitles:
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