Sébastien Melmoth | Hôtel d'Alsace, PARIS | 12/26/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
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Vierne was a wonderful composer in the line of Franck, Lekeu, Widor, Magnard, Faure, D'Indy, etc. (i.e., the Franco-Belgian school of late-Romantic [Wagnerian] chamber music). Vierne's stunning Organ Symphonies for the Cavaille-Coll organs of France form a unique body of work. And besides these, he wrote a number of excellent chamber works, solo piano works, and lieder (melodies).
This collection of Vierne's piano pieces is a fantastic find, and I urge anyone to get it immediately before it is discontinued. This is rich, deep art, similar in ethos to Franck's and Faure's. Performances and sound are great."