Favourite Vierne

[ArthurWoolsey]

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"!

[Contratrombone64]

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

[ArthurWoolsey]

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.

[Krummhorn]

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.

[Contratrombone64]

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

[teddy]

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

[Corno Dolce]

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!