He was the organist of Notre-Dame de Paris from 1900 until his death. As a composer, much of his output was organ music, including six symphonies and four suites, and works for choir and organ, …

Louis Vierne (1870-1937) is one of the most important French romantic composers for the organ.

This recording contains the complete organ works by Louis Vierne, including the 6 Organ Symphonies and numerous character pieces called “Pièces en style libre” (pieces in a free style).

Compositions by: Vierne, Louis The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total.

Mar 5, 2025 · Vierne was an organist renowned for his great expressiveness. Unlike other, more academic organists, he favoured a lyrical and dramatic interpretation, playing on contrasts of timbre …

Oct 7, 2020 · In 2020, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the composer and organist Louis Vierne whose life was not only marked by artistic success but also by health problems and …

Born on October 8th 1870, French organist and composer Louis Vierne was born blind with a congenital cataract condition. At the age of six his sight imporved enough that he could recognise people, see …

Louis Victor Jules Vierne (8 October 1870 – 2 June 1937) was a French organist and composer. Louis Vierne was born in Poitiers, Vienne, nearly blind due to congenital cataracts, but at an early age was …

After training in organ under C é sar franck, Guilmant, and widor at the Paris Conservatory, he became in 1892 assistant to Widor at Saint-Sulpice; in 1894, professor at the Conservatory; and in 1900, …

Below is a sortable list of compositions by Louis Vierne. The works are categorized by genre, opus number, date of composition and titles.