Missa Salve Regina, Messe Solennelle e.a.w. (1988)

In 't Enschedese Muziekcentrum was in oktober 2007 een prachtige uitvoering (door Capella Isalana) te horen van de op deze CD te vinden, ronduit overweldigende Messe solennelle. "The chances are that the music of Langlais may be quite unfamiliar to all but organ buffs and lovers of chuch music. To anyone inclined to wonder if he is perhaps missing something through ignorance of this one-time pupil of Dukas, let me suggest listening to the tranquil and beautiful "La nativite" included here as a buffer between two of his four Masses. The best-known of these is the 1951 Messe solennelle, a fine work with a substantial independent organ part: rhetorical and colourful, it exploits a diversity of techniqueshomophonic in the Kyrie, contrapuntal in the Gloria, chromatic in the Agnus Dei. It is excellently played, the choir are splendidly firm in tone, and the overall effect is impressive. To round off the disc O'Donnell gives a thrilling reading of the Te Deum, magnificently recorded." (Lionel Salter, Gramophone)