Louis Vierne worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Louis Vierne as French organist and composer (1870–1937).
Louis Vierne was born at Poitiers in 1870. His recorded nationality is France. He trained at Conservatoire de Paris and Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
He worked as composer, organist and music educator.
The instruments recorded are pipe organ.
His work is classed as symphony and classical music.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
The honours record reads: Knight of the Legion of Honour.
That the work came out of France shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Louis Vierne died in 1937, aged 67. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Instruments: pipe organ
- Genres: symphony and classical music
