Episode 226 – October 8, 2023
Louis Vierne, the longtime organist of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, was born 153 years ago on this date. Bill and Mark explore his organ works recorded all around the world, from St. Louis to Paris.
Hosts: Mark Scholtz, Bill Stein, Brent Johnson
Playlist
Title: Toccata from 24 Pièces de Fantaisie, op. 53 no. 6
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: Jeremy David Tarrant
Album: Charles-Marie Widor Symphony no 7 in A minor – Raven OAR-146
Organ: 2013 III/76 Casavant First Presbyterian Church, Kirkwood, Missouri USA
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Title: Berceuse in a (24 Pièces en style libre, no. 19)
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: Carlo Curley
Album: Brightly Shining – Argo 430 837-2
Organ: 1933 IV/106 EM Skinner Girard College Chapel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
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Title: Symphony no. 1 Final
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: Felix Hell
Album: Organ Sensation – Reference RR-101CD
Organ: 1998 IV/95 Schoenstein First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, Nebraska USA
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Title: Pieces de Fantaisie – Naiades (Water Nymphs)
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: Alexander Boggs Ryan
Album: Alexander Boggs Ryan Plays the King of Instruments – Aeolian-Skinner Legacy AS328
Organ: 1956 IV/158 Aeolian-Skinner St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue (Chancel), New York City, New York USA
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Title: Carillon de Westminster
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: Naji Hakim
Album: Canticum: French Organ Music – EMI Classics 5 72272 2 3
Organ: 1871 III/82 Cavaille-Coll/Glandaz Ste. Trinite, Paris, France
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Concert Organs
Title: Organ-Sonata in E-flat op. 65
Composer: Horatio Parker
Organist: David Chalmers
Album: Organ Music of America II 1868-1908 – Gloriae Dei Cantores GDCD 011
Organ: IV/64 E and GG Hook Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts USA
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Title: Impromptu from 24 Pièces de Fantaisie, op. 54 no. 2
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: Jeremy David Tarrant
Album: Charles-Marie Widor Symphony no 7 in A minor – Raven OAR-146
Organ: III/76 Casavant First Presbyterian Church, Kirkwood, Missouri USA
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Title: Troisème Symphonie, op. 28 – IV. Adagio
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: J Thomas Mitts
Album: Dupre Passion Symphony – Vierne Symphony no. 3 – Raven OAR-952
Organ: 1999 II/45 Letourneau Augustana Lutheran Church, Washington, DC USA
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Title: Messe Solennelle op. 16 – I. Kyrie
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: Simon Hogan and Hilary Punnett
Album: Messe Solennelle – Regent REGCD425
Organ: 1882 III/58 Cavaillé-Coll/Benoist et Sarelot, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Sées, France
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Title: Final from Organ Symphony no. 6, op. 59
Composer: Louis Vierne
Organist: John Cummins
Album: Bravo Dolce! – Pro Organo CD 7219
Organ: 1998 IV/95 Schoenstein, First-Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln, Nebraska USA
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