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Vierne - Complete Organ Symphonies | Brilliant Classics 8645

Vierne - Complete Organ Symphonies

Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 8645

Barcode: 5029365864527

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 25th June 2007

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Contents

Artists

Jeremy Filsell

Works

Vierne, Louis

Organ Symphonies no.1-6 (complete)

Artists

Jeremy Filsell

About

Jeremy Filsell - Cavaillé-Coll organ, St. Ouen

The blend of styles in Vierne’s music for organ is unique. It contains aspects of Romanticism combined with an impressionistic ‘pastel-like’ quality. Like many of his contemporary colleagues Vierne had a strong fascination with Wagnerian chromaticism. Yet Vierne composed much of his output in early 20th-century Paris and thus, his writing often contains traces of jazz.

The name Louis Vierne is immediately associated with organ music and as with many 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 Cavaillé-Col.

An admirer and pupil of César Franck, the virtually blind 30 year old Vierne was appointed organist at Notre Dame, Paris. 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.

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