Person · Male
Gaston Litaize
French organist and composer
- From
- Ménil-sur-Belvitte, France
- Active
- 1909–1991
- Releases
- 7
About
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).
Discography
Albums
Compilations
Links
Teacher
- Damien Hérisset
- Henri Büsser
- Marcel Dupré
- Rudolf Innig
- Frédéric Desenclos
- Jean-Pierre Leguay
- Antoine Bouchard
- Marc Adamczewski
- Vincent Paulet
- Éric Lebrun
- Marie‐Ange Leurent
- Aude Heurtematte
- François Lombard
- René Saorgin
- Emmanuel Hocdé
- Michel Estellet-Brun
- Per Kynne Frandsen
- Claude Lavoie
- Kenneth Gilbert
- Louis Vierne
- Georges Caussade
- Olivier Vernet
- Adolphe Marty
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f5fad4d5-eb3c-4110-bf88-5db6bed7e797
- ISNI
- 0000000108993818
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.