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    Seaman, Mezzoforte
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    Favourite Vierne

    Hi everyone

    I was just wondering what your favourite pieces were by the legend that is Louis Vierne.
    For me it is:
    Symphonie 2 Allegro
    Carillon de Westminster
    Berceuse

    There is such a great amount there I would love to here what you think are his "greatest hits"!

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    Admiral of Fugues Contratrombone64's Avatar
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    Surely what's great to one is not to another, I don't see the point of your thread personally.

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    The point to this thread is to get other people's opinions and perhaps there might be a piece that someone hasn't heard of and someone else suggests...
    It's to share our own ideas of one of the organ's finest masters - you must agree Vierne is.

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    I have such great appreciation for the works of Vierne ... I like to use them in church as much as possible as they always bring wonderful comments from my parishioners. Recently I played his Berceuse in A major at communion - and at a concert last year in Denmark I performed another work "Choral" for organ.

    Of course Carillon de Westminster is a huge work, one that I have dabbled at learning and must pick up again this fall.

    Arabesque and Lied are other wonderful works that are fun to play.

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    Lars - i live for the day I hear you put your version of Westminster Bells here my friend (I'm not pulling your leg, nor your stops). And I don't care if it's recorded on a two manual, 10 stop organ! David
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    Quote Originally Posted by ArthurWoolsey View Post
    The point to this thread is to get other people's opinions and perhaps there might be a piece that someone hasn't heard of and someone else suggests...
    It's to share our own ideas of one of the organ's finest masters - you must agree Vierne is.
    And this is what this forum is all about, and why I enjoy it so much

    teddy

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    Hello Mr. Woolsey,

    Well, upon hearing Vierne's 6th Symph. when at the tender age of twelve, I sat up bolt straight. Especially the Finale...............WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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