Organ Works II: Symphony No.2 Op.20
Vierne, Louis
Vierne Organ Works II: Symphony No.2 Op.20
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. His circle of students included Marcel Dupré, whose own pupil, Thierry Escaich, has assisted with this edition.
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.
Based on the work’s first publication, Volume II presents the second of a total of six organ symphonies.
- Includes a comprehensive critical commentary (Fr/Eng/Ger)
- Foreword with details on performance practice (Fr/Eng/Ger)
- Numerous illustrations and facsimile pages
Contents
- Preface Louis Vierne – Biographical Overview Louis Vierne's Second Symphony: The Notation of the articulation The Notation of the registration indications Facsimiles: Louis Vierne, handwritten letter to Nadia Boulanger [July/August 1902] Notre-Dame de Paris, specification of the main organ, 1868 –1903 Composer / Author: Vierne, Louis Second Symphony op. 20 (1902/03): Includes the following individual parts: Orgel I. Allegro II. Choral III. Scherzo IV. Cantabile V. Final Critical Report: I. Abbreviations II. Editorial Policies III. Sources IV. Detailed References Bibliography
