BARENREITER LOUIS Vierne The Early Works Urtext Edition For Piano Solo

Volume / SeriesComplete Piano Works, Volume I | BÄRENREITER URTEXT
EditorLeersnyder, Brigitte de
Language(s) of textFrench, English, German
Product formatPerformance score(s), Anthology, Urtext edition
InstrumentationPiano
BindingPaperback
Pages / FormatXXIX, 64 S. - 31,0 x 24,3 cm

Louis Vierne was a celebrated organist but throughout his life he was also a keen pianist and composer of piano music. He had a particular feeling for the tonal finesse and riches the instrument offered. The pieces in this volume, which include some works published for the first time, date from Vierne’s early years and are in the tradition of the Romantic character piece. In both their harmonic language and their elegant feeling for sonority, they reveal Vierne’s individual musical language. These pieces are mainly of medium technical difficulty and are therefore suitable for a broader spectrum of pianists.

The editor, Brigitte de Leersnyder, is a pianist and piano teacher. She has researched Louis Vierne’s piano music for many years and has published a comprehensive and highly-regarded monograph on the composer.

Scholarly-critical Urtext edition based on all available sources
First publication of previously unknown compositions
Comprehensive critical commentary (Fr/Ger/Eng) including numerous facsimile pages
Detailed foreword (Fr/Ger/Eng) on the genesis of the works and on performance practice

"These are excellent, refreshing and innovative publications; I recommend all pianists and teachers looking for new and rewarding repertoire to explore these and have them in their collections."
(Piano Professional Spring 2015)

Content

• Préface
• Louis Vierne - Repères biographiques
• Composer / Author:
  Leersnyder, Brigitte de
  Louis Vierne: Les premières œuvres pour le piano
• Composer / Author:
  Leersnyder, Brigitte de
  Les œuvres
• Preface
• Louis Vierne - Biographical overview
• Composer / Author:
  Leersnyder, Brigitte de
  Louis Vierne: the early works for the piano
• Composer / Author:
  Leersnyder, Brigitte de
• The works
• Vorwort
• Louis Vierne - Biographische Übersicht
• Composer / Author:
  Leersnyder, Brigitte de
• Louis Vierne: Die frühen Klavierwerke
• Composer / Author:
  Leersnyder, Brigitte de
• Die Werke
• Facsimiles:
• Airs de danse, title page
• Airs de danse, Les esprits de la nuit
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  Deux pièces op. 7:
• Composer / Author:Vierne, Louis
  1. Impression d'automne
  published in 1895
• Composer / Author: Vierne, Louis
  2. Intermezzo
  published in 1893
• Composer / Author: Vierne, Louis
  Suite bourguignonne (Sept pièces pour piano) op. 17 (published in 1900):
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  1. Aubade
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  2. Idylle
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  3. Divertissement
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  4. Légende bourguignonne
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  5. À l'Angélus du soir
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  6. Danse rustique
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  7. Clair de lune
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  Air á danser
  published in 1910
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  Airs de danse (probably 1911–1912):
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  [1. Les paysannes (lost piece)]
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  2. Le vieux berger
  attributed work, first edition
• Composer / Author:
  Vierne, Louis
  3. Les esprits de la nuit
  first edition
• Rapport critique:
• I. Abréviations
• II. Principes éditoriaux
• III. Sources / Notes détaillées
• Critical Report:
• I. Abbreviations
• II. Editorial policies
• III. Sources / Detailed references
• Kritischer Bericht:
• I. Abkürzungen
• II. Zur Editionstechnik
• III. Quellen / Einzelnachweise