Louis Vierne (1870 1937) brought symphonic French organ music to its stylistic climax. Besides being a productive composer he also gained a reputation as a brilliant improviser at his place of employment the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and throughout the world.In 1928 Vierne one of the best-known organists of his day made one of the earliest organ recordings playing Bach works and his own improvisations in Notre Dame.This scholarly practical edition is based on the critical examination and evaluation of all the autographs engravers’ copies and first prints available as well as on his writings and previously unpublished letters. It endeavours tobe philologically consistent in solving the editorial problems which have surfaced.The edition includes all Vierne's works those published during his lifetime those previously unpublished and those attributed to him.- New source material incorporated- Extensive trilingual Foreword (Fr/Eng/Ger) with detailed notes on performance practice- Comprehensive Critical Commentary (Fr/Eng/Ger)- Illustrations and facsimiles

The War Years (1914-1916)-First critical Urtext edition based on all available autograph manuscripts and printed sourcesWith a detailed foreword and critical commentary (both Fr/Eng/Ger) complemented by numerous facsimilesWell-presented layoutWith his Douze Préludes Op.36 and Trois Nocturnes Op.35 composed between 1914 and 1916 Vierne followed in the Romantic piano tradition whilst lending the historic models that special sound between elegance and expressivity as is characteristic for French music of the period. The editor of the volume is the distinguished pianist Olivier Gardon. As a performer and scholar he has researched Louis Vierne?s piano music for over twenty years of which he hasan unparalleled knowledge. This can be convincingly heard on Olivier Gardon?s complete CD recording of 1995.

From Quatre Motets Sur Des Themes Gregoriens-Duruflé grew up in Louviers in the northern French region of Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) where as a boy he was a chorister and studied piano. At the age of 17 he moved to Paris to study organ with Charles Tournemire. A year later Duruflé wasadmitted to the Paris Conservatoire where he studied organ piano and composition and was awarded five first prizes in various subjects. Upon graduation Duruflé became musical assistant to Louis Vierne at Notre Dame but soon after this wasappointed organist at Saint Étienne-du-Mont in Paris where he would remain for the rest of his life. In 1943 he was appointed professor of harmony at the Conservatoire a position he maintained for 27 years. From 1926 until 1977 Duruflé published 14compositions including the Requiem Op. 9 (1947). Duruflé traveled extensively as a concert organist and was active as a recording artist. Later in life he and his second wife often performed as an organ duo. The composer suffered severe injuriesin an automobile accident in 1975 which left him nearly bed-ridden for the final decade of his life.Composed in 1960 Quatre Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens Op. 10 (Four Motets on Gregorian Themes) were dedicated to Auguste le Guennant director of the Gregorian Institute in Paris. Each of the four motets begins with an incipit of Gregorianchant which serves as melodic inspiration for the composition that follows. The four motets are (in order): ?Ubi caritas ? ?Tota pulchra es ? ?Tu es Petrus ? and ?Tantum ergo.? ?Ubi caritas? is an early Christian antiphon traditionally used in the Maundy Thursday service during the washing of the feet an act of Jesus from the Last Supper. The antiphon has become closely associated with the Eucharist and is sometimes alsoused at weddings. Duruflé sets only the first of the four stanzas of the text.

Original Works and Arrangements For Church Service and Concert-Original Works and Arrangements for Church Service and Concert Organ Score with parts in C B-flat E-flat F The organ plus one series was specially conceived for semi-professional church musicians and instrumentalists. It takes its bearings from the liturgical calendar and the pieces can be easily played in church services evening recitals or small concerts. Included are pieces which are freely-composed or based on chorales either original works or arrangements by the editor. In this volume the works relate to hymns of the Reformation including some composed by Martin Luther. Enclosed in each edition are solo parts for C B-flat E-flat and Fwhich can be played by violin flute oboe clarinet trumpet and horn in F. For use in church services the chorale preludes are provided with accompaniments in the keys of the Lutheran hymnal. The present volume brings this successful series to its conclusion. It contains freely-composed pieces by composers such as Edvard Grieg Eugène Gigout Théodore Dubois Charles-Marie Widor and Louis Vierne as well as chorale settings such as Sigfrid Karg-Elert’s “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern” Johann Gottfried Walther’s “Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist” Johann Ludwig Krebs’s “Komm Heiliger Geist Herre Gott” and Karl Hoyer’s “Geist des Glaubens Geist der Stärke”.

Un style qui repose sur le contrepoint, ou l'interaction de deux ou plusieurs motifs, la fugue a captivé les auditeurs pendant des siècles.Cette collection originale propose une grande variété de pièces de grande époque de la fugue à l'époque baroque ainsi que d'autres époques, chacune créé par un maître du genre. Avec des oeuvres de Bach, Buxtehude, Brahms, Schumann et d'autres, tous ensemble ici pour orgue solo. / Orgue

Partition pour Orgue et Instruments Solistes (C / Bb / Eb / F) / [Organ Plus One / Oeuvres originales et Arrrangements pour Service Religieux et Concert] / Célébrations / Carsten, Klomp / Partition et partie(s) /