List of compositions by Louis Vierne explained

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

GenreOpusDatewidth=French title (original title)width=English titleNotesNotes
Orchestra 24 1907–1908 Symphonie en la mineur for orchestra  
Concertante 50 1925–1926 Poème Poème for piano and orchestra  
Concertante 52 1926 Ballade Ballade for violin and orchestra  
Concertante 1926 Pièce symphonique Symphonic Piece for organ and orchestra adapted from Organ Symphonies Nos. 1–3
Chamber music 5 1894–1895 Deux pièces Two Pieces for viola or cello and piano  
Chamber music 6 1894? Largo et Canzonetta Largo and Canzonetta for oboe and piano  
Chamber music 12 1894 Quatour à cordes en ré mineur String Quartet in D minor for 2 violins, viola and cello  
Chamber music 23 1905–1906 Sonate en sol mineur Sonata in G minor for violin and piano  
Chamber music 25 1909 Rhapsodie en sol bémol majeur Rhapsody in G major for harp  
Chamber music 27 1910 Sonate en si mineur Sonata in B minor for cello and piano  
Chamber music 42 1917–1918 Quintette en ut mineur pour piano et cordes Piano Quintet in C minor for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano  
Chamber music 46 1921 Marche triomphale pour le centenaire de Napoléon Ier Triumphal March for the Centenary of Napoleon I for 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani and organ  
Chamber music 56 1928 Soirs étrangers Evenings Abroad for cello and piano  
Organ 1 1894 Allegretto Allegretto in B minor for organ  
Organ 1894 Verset fugué sur "In exitu Israel" Verset fugué sur "In exitu Israel" for organ  
Organ 4 1896 Prélude funèbre Prélude funèbre in C minor for organ  
Organ 8 1899 Communion Communion for organ  
Organ 14 1898–1899 Première symphonie pour grand orgueOrgan Symphony No. 1 in D minorfor organ dedicated to Alexandre Guilmant
Organ 20 1902–1903 Deuxième symphonie pour grand orgueOrgan Symphony No. 2 in E minorfor organ  
Organ 28 1911 Troisième symphonie pour grand orgueOrgan Symphony No. 3 in F minorfor organ or harmoniumdedicated to Marcel Dupré
Organ 30 1912 Messe basse Low Mass for organ or harmonium  
Organ 31 1913–1914 Vingt-quatre pièces en style libre 24 Pieces in Free Style for organ or harmonium  
Organ 32 1914 Quatrième symphonie pour grand orgueOrgan Symphony No. 4 in G minorfor organ  
Organ 1914 Prélude en fa dièse mineur Prélude in F minor for organ  
Organ 47 1923–1924 Cinqième symphonie pour grand orgueOrgan Symphony No. 5 in A minorfor organ dedicated to Joseph Bonnet
Organ 51 1926 24 Pièces de fantaisie

Première Suite

24 Fantasy Pieces: Suite No. 1 for organ  
Organ 53 1926 24 Pièces de fantaisie: Deuxième Suite 24 Fantasy Pieces: Suite No. 2 for organ  
Organ 54 1927 24 Pièces de fantaisie: Troisième Suite 24 Fantasy Pieces: Suite No. 3 for organ Vierne dedicated Dédicace to Rodman Wanamaker of the Wanamaker Organ.
Organ 55 1927 24 Pièces de fantaisie: Quatrième Suite 24 Fantasy Pieces: Suite No. 4 for organ  
Organ 1928 Trois improvisations 3 Improvisations for organ live performance by Vierne recorded at Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in November 1928; transcribed by Maurice Duruflé (1954) from the recording
Organ 58 1929–1931 Triptyque Triptyque for organ  
Organ 59 1930 Sixième symphonie pour grand orgueOrgan Symphony No. 6 in B minorfor organ dedicated to Lynnwood Farnam[1]
Organ 62 1934 Messe basse pour les défunts Low Mass of the Dead  
Piano 7 1895 Deux pièces 2 Pieces for piano  
Piano 9   Feuillets d'album Album Leaves for piano manuscript lost
Piano 17 1899 Suite bourguignonne Burgundian Suite for piano  
Piano 34 1915–1916 Trois nocturnes 3 Nocturnes for piano  
Piano 36 1914–1915 Douze préludes 12 Preludes for piano  
Piano 39 1916 Poème des cloches funèbres Poem of the Funeral Bells for piano
1. manuscript lost
Piano 43 1916 Silhouettes d'enfants Children's Silhouettes for piano  
Piano 44 1918 Solitude Loneliness for piano  
Piano 49 1922 Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra, Poème Thus Spake Zarathustra for piano Poem after Friedrich Nietzsche; incomplete
Choral 16 1899 Messe solennelle en ut dièse mineur High Mass in C minor for 4 voices and 2 organs  
Choral 22 1903–1905 Praxinoë, Princesse d'Egypte, Légende lyrique Praxinoë, Princess of Egypt for soloists, choir and orchestra Légende lyrique; libretto by Ambroise Colin
Vocal 2 1891 Tantum ergo Tantum ergo for 1 voice or 4 voices  
Vocal 3 c.1890 Ave Maria for voice and organ  
Vocal 10 1895 2 Mélodies 2 Songs for voice and piano manuscript lost
1. words by P. Gobillard
2. words by Paul Verlaine
Vocal 11 1896 3 Mélodies 3 Songs for voice and piano
1. words by Théophile Gautier
2. words by Paul Verlaine
3. words by Paul Verlaine
Vocal 13 1899 3 Mélodies 3 Songs for voice and piano
1. words by Paul Verlaine
2. words by Carly Timun
3. words by Victor Hugo
Vocal 18 1897 3 Mélodies 3 Songs for voice and piano
1. words by Paul Verlaine
2. words by Paul Verlaine
3. words by Leconte de Lisle
Vocal 19 1898 Dors, chère Prunelle Sleep, Dear Prunelle for voice and piano words by Catulle Mendès
Vocal 21         manuscript lost; possibly 3 Motets or 3 Mélodies
Vocal 26 1903 3 Mélodies 3 Songs for voice and piano
1. words by Paul Verlaine
2. words by Leconte de Lisle
3. words by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Vocal 29 1912 Stances d'amour et de rêve Stanzas of Love and Dreams for voice and piano words by Sully Prudhomme
Vocal 33 1914 Psyché Psyché for soprano and orchestra (or piano) Symphonic Poem; words by Victor Hugo
Vocal 35 1912 Les djinns Les djinns for soprano and orchestra Symphonic Poem
Vocal 37 1916 Éros Éros for soprano and orchestra Symphonic Poem; words by Comtesse de Noailles
Vocal 38 1916 Spleens et détresses Spleen and Distress for soprano and piano or orchestra words by Paul Verlaine
Vocal 40 1907 Romance Romance for voice and piano Vocalise
Vocal 41 1917 Dal vertice Dal vertice for tenor and orchestra (or piano) Ode lyrique; words by Gabriele d'Annunzio
Vocal 45 1919Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire 5 Poems of Baudelaire for soprano and piano words by Charles Baudelaire
Vocal 48 1924 Poème de l'amour
I. Floréal II. Thermidor III. Brumaire IV. Nivôse
Love Poem for voice and piano 15 Songs; words by Jean Richepin
Vocal 57 1930–1931 Les Angélus Les Angélus for voice and organ (or orchestra)  
Vocal 60 1930 Quatre poèmes grecs 4 Greek Poems for soprano and harp or piano words by Comtesse de Noailles
Vocal 61 1931 La ballade du désespéré The Ballad of Despair for tenor and orchestra (or piano) Poème lyrique
Vocal   Les roses blanches de la lune The White Roses of the Moon for voice and piano words by Jean Richepin

Sources

References

  1. Book: Smith . Rollin. Vierne . Louis . 1999 . Louis Vierne: Organist of Notre-Dame Cathedral . Pendragon Press . 448 . 9781576470046.

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