Martin Jean, the organist on this recording, is a professor of organ at Yale University and has won first prizes in the Grand Prix de Chartres (1986) and the National Young Artist Competition (1992).
Instruments
The Newberry Memorial Organ at Yale University, used for this recording, is a masterpiece of American organ building with 166 stops and 12,592 pipes, incorporating work from three builders.
Compositional Technique
Vierne's organ symphonies were inspired by the instruments of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, a renowned organ builder, which demanded bold rhythmic vitality and a 'grand line'.
Recording & Production
This recording aims to honor the legacy of Yale organ program colleagues and pay homage to the work of organ builder Ernest Skinner, whose instruments influenced Vierne.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vierne believed music's purpose was to express the movements of the soul and preferred to elucidate the interior life, seeing his symphonies as an autobiographical record.
Composer Biography
Louis Vierne (1870-1937) was a pupil of César Franck and Charles-Marie Widor, both significant figures in French organ music.
Compositional Technique
Vierne's symphonies incorporate cyclic procedures, especially in Symphonies 2, 4, 5, and 6, a technique inspired by Vincent d'Indy, director of the Schola Cantorum in Paris.
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