Composer: Louis Vierne
Performer: Sergio Monteiro
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574296
Release: 2021
Size: 896 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Deux Pièces Op. 7
01. No. 1, Impression d’automne
02. No. 2, Intermezzo
Suite Bourguignonne Op. 17
03. I. Aubade
04. II. Idylle
05. III. Divertissement
06. IV. Légende bourguignonne
07. V. A l’angélus du soir
08. VI. Danse rustique
09. VII. Clair de lune
Trois Nocturnes Op. 35
10. No. 1, La nuit avait envahi la nef de la cathédrale
11. No. 2, Au splendide mois de mai lorsque les bourgeons rompaient l’ecorce
12. No. 3, La lumière rayonnait des astres de la nuit, le rossignol chantait
Poème des cloches funèbres, Op. 39
13. No. 2, Le glas
Silhouettes d’Enfants Op. 43
14. No. 1, Valse
15. No. 2, Chanson
16. No. 3, Divertissement
17. No. 4, Barcarolle
18. No. 5, Gavotte dans le style ancien
Louis Vierne is renowned as one of the most brilliant of all French organ composers. His piano works are little known despite their colourful, imaginative and inspiring treatment of the instrument. The early Deux Pièces owe their lyrical style to Mendelssohn, while the Suite bourguignonne exudes an atmosphere of joie de vivre and romantic contentment. Impressionism can be heard in the Trois Nocturnes, the third of which is considered one of Vierne’s masterpieces with its evocative use of birdsong, while the shadows of war echo in the solemn Poème des cloches funèbres. This is the first of two albums covering repertoire that deserves a place in the pantheon of French piano music.