Vierne: Improvisations (1928) / Transcriptions (1894, 1901, 1932)
Composers: César Franck (1822-1890), Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Editor: Helga Schauerte-Maubouet Instrumentation: Organ, Piano Binding: ISMN: 9790006535897 Size: 9.1 x 11.8 inches Pages: 56 Urtext / Critical Edition Description 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. Three improvisations released in 1929–30 were transferred to musical notation in 1954 by his pupil Maurice Duruflé. Another previously unpublished improvisation which was recently rediscovered among Vierne's posthumous papers was reconstructed and published