Les Premières Oeuvres

Scholarly-critical Urtext edition based on all available sourcesFirst publication of previously unknown compositionsComprehensive critical commentary (Fr/Ger/Eng) including numerous facsimile pagesDetailed foreword (Fr/Ger/Eng) onthe genesis of the works and on performance practiceLouis 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 andriches 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 theirharmoniclanguage 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.Theeditor, 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.