Vierne The Last Works (1916-1922)

Louis Vierne is best-known as a famous organist and composer of organ music. Less well-known, as it was not part of his public life but was to a large extent reserved for private circles, was the fact that he was also an outstanding pianist.

His piano works were praised by his contemporaries for their compositional refinement, fine sonority as well as frequent virtuosic passages and are on the same artistic level as his organ works.

The third volume of the chronologically arranged edition of Vierne’s works includes “ Silhouettes d’enfants ” op. 43 in the tradition of 19th century children’s pieces and the major work of his later creative period, the four-movement cycle “ Solitude ” op. 44. It also includes two pieces which only survive in manuscript form, published here for the first time.


- Urtext Edition of Louis Vierne’s “Complete Piano Works” in three volumes
- Critical edition based on all available sources
- Includes two previously unpublished works
- With an extensive foreword (Fr/Ger/Eng), Critical Commentary and facsimile pages


"These are excellent, refreshing and innovative publications; I recommend all pianists and teachers looking for new and rewarding repertoire to explore these and have them in their collections."
(Piano Professional Spring 2015)

Preface
To the complete edition of the piano works of Louis Vierne
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Louis Vierne - Biographical overview
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Jean-Pièrre Mazeirat:
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Louis Vierne and the piano
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The works
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Facsimiles:
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
Silhouettes d'enfants op. 43
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
[Pièce pour piano] op. 49
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
Letter of 10 April 1925 to Jean Huré
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
Poème des cloches funèbres op. 39 (December 1916):
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
[1. Cloches dans le cauchemar (lost piece)]
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
2. Le Glas (first edition)
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
Silhouettes d'enfants op. 43 (May-June 1918):
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
1. Valse
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
2. Chanson
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
3. Divertissement
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
4. Barcarolle
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
5. Gavotte (dans le style ancien)
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
Solitude op. 44 (June-July 1918):
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
1. Hantise
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
2. Nuit blanche
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
3. Vision hallucinante
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
4. La ronde fantastique des revenants
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Composer / Author:
Vierne, Louis
[Pièce pour piano] (August 1922) op. 49
first edition
Instrumentation:
Piano
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Critical Report:
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I. Abbreviations
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II. Editorial policies
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III. Sources / Detailed references