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Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937)
Complete Organ Symphonies
Performers:
Jeremy Filsell - organ
The blend of styles in his music for organ is unique. It contains aspects of Romanticism combined with an impressionistic ‘pastel-like’ quality. Like many of his contemporary colleagues Vierne felt a strong fascination with Wagnerian chromaticism. Yet this being early 20th-century Paris his own writing often contains traces of jazz.
The name of Louis Vierne will be associated with organ music immediately. As did quite a few other 19th-century organists/composers he used the instrument as a means to perform ‘symphonic’ music. The scope in this respect was greatly enhanced by the organs built by Aristide Cavaille-Col.
An admirer and pupil of Cesar Franck’s at thirty the virtually blind Vierne was appointed organist at the Paris Notre Dame. Among many other pieces for organ he wrote six (five movement) symphonies. In this genre he clearly demonstrated his attraction to musical thematicism rather than tone colour.
The multi-talented Jeremy Filsell gives stunning performances of this colourful music.
Tracklist:
CD 1
Symphonie No.1, Op.14
01. Prelude 8:05
02. Fugue 5:14
03. Pastorale 7:36
04. Allegro Vivace 4:22
05. Andante 6:55
06. Final 6:32
Symphonie no.2, Op.20
07. Allegro 8:09
08. Choral 7:25
09. Scherzo 4:22
10. Final 9:01
Total: 76:06
CD 2
Symhonie No.3, Op.28
01. Allegro Maestoso 7:45
02. Cantilene 6:04
03. Intermezzo 4:17
04. Adagio 7:11
05. Final 6:25
Symphonie No.5, Op.47
06. Grave 7:04
07. Allegro molto marcato 9:24
08. Tempi di scherzo ma non troppo vivo 4:45
09. Larghrtto 10:32
10. Final 10:38
Total: 74:07
CD 3
Symphonie No.4, Op. 32
01. Prelude 7:22
02. Allegro 6:14
03. Menuet 6:57
04. Romance 8:00
05. Final 6:16
Symphonie No.6, Op.59
06. Introduction et Allegro 10:25
07. Aria 6:53
08. Scherzo 4:08
09. Adagio 9:05
10. Final 8:10
Total: 73:32