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Special Offer (September 2007) Louis Vierne - Two new editions of his organ works by Bärenreiter and Carus:Louis Vierne (1870-1937) was the last great French organ composer of the late romantic period. Vierne, who was from birth practically blind with cataracts, received his first piano instruction at the early age of six. His first moving encounter with the sound of a church organ also dates from this time. From October 1880 he studied with the blind piano teacher, Louis Specht, who taught at the Institution Nationale des Jeunes Aveugles (National Institute for Young Blind People) in Paris. When Vierne first heard César Franck (later his teacher at the Conservatoire for a short time) at the organ of Sainte-Clotilde, it was a profound experience for him: “I was left speechless and went into a kind of ecstasy.” Following the death of César Franck, it was Charles-Marie Widor who continued to further his development as an organist. In 1892 he appointed him as his assistant at the great Cavaillé-Coll organ in Saint-Sulpice. Although he was passed over several times when applying for positions as organist, in May 1900 he was unanimously elected by a prominent jury as organist of Notre Dame Cathedral, a position he held until the day he died. Although travelling was a burden to him, he went on concert tours in the 1920s to Europe, Canada and the USA, where he was acclaimed as a composer and organist. He used these trips to collect contributions for the maintenance and rebuilding of his organ at Notre Dame. On 2 June 1937 Vierne presented an organ concert in Notre Dame together with Maurice Duruflé. As he was about to begin an improvisation he suffered a heart attack from which he died soon after. The funeral service was held in Notre Dame Cathedral on 5 June - his organ remained silent. 70 years after Vierne's death two music publishers from Germany offer new Vierne editions: Bärenreiter publishes his complete organ and piano works in 17 vols., Carus plans an edition of the complete organ works.
Louis Vierne: Complete organ and piano works Organ works Vol. I: Symphonie Nr. 1, op.14 (2010) Price for separate editions: from 14.95 to 29.50 € per volume Piano works Vol. I: Die frühen Werke (1893-1900) (2010) Price for separate editions: from 28.95 € per volume.
The Carus editionThe Carus edition contains Vierne's complete organ works in 13 volumes, with the purpose of providing a musical text as accurate and authentic as possible. The intention is to correct obvious misprints of the first editions, annotate doubtful passages and offer alternative solutions. It is based on the first editions and the composer’s manuscripts where available, and on lists of corrections from colleagues, pupils and present-day interpreters closely concerned with Vierne’s music. All decisions and corrections on the part of the editors will be documented and substantiated in accordance with modern principles and methods of scholarly editions. The 13 volume edition will be complete in January 2008. Louis Vierne: Complete organ works Contents Price for separate editions: ca 24.90 € per volume Please order through your normal library channels, or contact service@harrassowitz.de for more information. For a standing order of a series please include the HARRASSOWITZ Series ID in your order.
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