Vierne: First Symphony, Op. 14
Complete Organ Works - Volume 1
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- Composer: Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
- Instrumentation: Organ
- Work: Symphonie No. 1, Op. 14
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- Size: 9.1 x 11.8 inches
- Pages: 59
- Urtext / Critical Edition
Description
Louis Vierne (1870-1937) was a private student of César Franck and was appointed Titular Organist of Notre Dame de Paris in the year 1900. Numerous concert tours of Europe and the USA helped him achieve world renown. Vierne's compositions are masterpieces of organ music and form a central part of the instrument's more demanding repertoire. Vierne brought the organ symphony as a genre to its peak and significantly influenced the development of organ technique worldwide. Volume I presents the first of Vierne's six organ symphonies and is based on the first publication of the work.