Scholarly-critical Urtext edition based on all available sourcesFirst publication of previously unknown compositionsComprehensive critical commentary (Fr/Ger/Eng) including numerous facsimile pagesDetailed foreword (Fr/Ger/Eng) on the genesis of the works and on performance practiceLouis Vierne was a celebrated organist but throughout his life he was also a keen pianist and composer of piano music. He had a particular feeling for the tonal finesse and riches the instrument offered. The pieces in this volume which include some works published for the first time date from Vierne’s early years and are in the tradition of the Romantic character piece. In both their harmoniclanguage and their elegant feeling for sonority they reveal Vierne’s individual musical language. These pieces are mainly of medium technical difficulty and are therefore suitable for a broader spectrum of pianists.The editor Brigitte de Leersnyder is a pianist and piano teacher. She has researched Louis Vierne’s piano music for many years and has published a comprehensive and highly-regarded monograph on the composer.

Par VIERNE LOUIS. Three majestic lyrical works from French organist and composer Louis Vierne. A student of Franck and Widor, Vierne was organist at Notre-Dame, Paris./ Répertoire / Orgue

Par VIERNE LOUIS. Tantum Ergo Op. 2 by Louis Vierne for SATB chorus and organ. Part of the the Alphonse Leduc catalogue, this work has been produced to the highest editorial and printing standards./ Répertoire / 4 Voix Mixtes et Orgue

Par VIERNE LOUIS. Messe Solennelle In C sharp Minor Op. 16 for 4-part Mixed-Choir (SATB) with 2 Organs, composed by Louis Vierne (1870-1937). This is the chorus part for this work and does not include the two organs parts. Part of the the Alphonse Leduc catalogue, this work has been produced to the highest editorial and printing standards. / Musique religieuse / Répertoire / Choeur sans Accompagnement

Louis Vierne (1870-1937) studied privately with Cesar Franck and was appointed titulaire organist at Notre-Dame (Paris) in 1900. Numerous concert tours throughout Europe and the USA made him well-known outside France.Vierne?s Organ works are masterpieces of Organ music and are firm favourites in the virtuoso Organ repertoire. In particular Vierne raised the form of the Organ symphony to a stylistic peak.The famous collection of ?Pieces de Fantaisie? comprising 24 fantasy pieces in four volumes (Livres I-IV) has become internationally known. With their varying degrees of difficulty the pieces are suitable for bothprofessional organists as well as advanced pupils and students.The collection comprises mainly individual movements which are suitable for use on many different types of occasion.The ?Pieces en style libre pour orgue ou harmonium? comprising 24 pieces in two volumes are shorter and technically easier. These are ?miniatures? of a rather meditative character equally suitable for Organ teaching or concert use.- Evaluation of all available autograph manuscripts first printed editions and previously unpublished letters.- Editorial clarification superseding the long-standing international correction lists.- Critical Commentary (Fr/Eng/Ger) and foreword (Fr/Eng/Ger) with detailed performance practice tips.- Numerous illustrations and facsimile pages.

Louis Vierne (1870 1937) brought symphonic French organ music to its stylistic climax. Besides being a productive composer he also gained a reputation as a brilliant improviser at his place of employment the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and throughout the world.In 1928 Vierne one of the best-known organists of his day made one of the earliest organ recordings playing Bach works and his own improvisations in Notre Dame.This scholarly practical edition is based on the critical examination and evaluation of all the autographs engravers’ copies and first prints available as well as on his writings and previously unpublished letters. It endeavours tobe philologically consistent in solving the editorial problems which have surfaced.The edition includes all Vierne's works those published during his lifetime those previously unpublished and those attributed to him.- New source material incorporated- Extensive trilingual Foreword (Fr/Eng/Ger) with detailed notes on performance practice- Comprehensive Critical Commentary (Fr/Eng/Ger)- Illustrations and facsimiles

The War Years (1914-1916)-First critical Urtext edition based on all available autograph manuscripts and printed sourcesWith a detailed foreword and critical commentary (both Fr/Eng/Ger) complemented by numerous facsimilesWell-presented layoutWith his Douze Préludes Op.36 and Trois Nocturnes Op.35 composed between 1914 and 1916 Vierne followed in the Romantic piano tradition whilst lending the historic models that special sound between elegance and expressivity as is characteristic for French music of the period. The editor of the volume is the distinguished pianist Olivier Gardon. As a performer and scholar he has researched Louis Vierne?s piano music for over twenty years of which he hasan unparalleled knowledge. This can be convincingly heard on Olivier Gardon?s complete CD recording of 1995.

With this edition the ambitious project of publishing all of the organ and piano works by Viernes is continued. The famous collection ? Pièces de Fantaisie ? consisting of 24 fantasy-pieces in four editions ( Livres I-IV)

Louis Vierne (1870 1937) was a student of César Franck. From 1892 he represented Charles-Marie Widor at St.-Sulpice (Paris) before he was nominated in 1900 as titular organist at Notre-Dame (Paris). To the circle of his students belong Nadia Boulanger and Maurice

Louis Vierne (1870–1937) was a student of César Franck and got nominated in 1900 as titular organist at Notre-Dame (Paris). Numerous concert-tours through Europe and the US made him famous all over the world. 

Vierne's six symphonies are stylistic highlights of the French organ symphony taking César Franck as their starting point. Vierne's sixth and last Organ Symphony op. 59 was written in summer 1930. In this work his well-known chromatic style verged on the traditional major-minor tonality.Evaluation of all available autograph manuscripts first printed editions and previously unpublished lettersWith a comprehensive critical commentary (Fr/Eng/Ger)Foreword (Fr/Eng/Ger) with detailed performance practice tipsNumerous illustrations and facsimile pages

Quel que soit votre niveau, novice ou confirmé en Orgue mais surtout amateur de Livres, Revues, DVD, Logiciels Et Accessoires et avec un peu de volonté, vous trouverez votre bonheur en piochant dans cette partition 3 préludes et fugues (DUPRE), Pièce Héroïque (FRANCK), 2ème symphonie (VIERNE) [CD Audio] éditée dans les années 2000. Elle fait partie du catalogue des éditions Delatour. / Orgue

With this edition the ambitious project of publishing all of the organ and piano works by Vierne is continued. The famous collection „ Pièces de Fantaisie “ consisting of 24 fantasy-pieces in four editions (Livres I-IV)

The second book of Louis Verne's pieces for Organ or Harmonium. Contains Nos. 13 to 24.