Sergio Monteiro – Vierne: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Louis Vierne is renowned as one of the most brilliant of all French organ composers. His piano works are little known despite their colourful, imaginative and inspiring treatment of the instrument. The early Deux Pièces owe their lyrical style to Mendelssohn, while the Suite bourguignonne exudes an atmosphere of joie de vivre and romantic contentment. Impressionism can be heard in the Trois Nocturnes, the third of which is considered one of Vierne’s masterpieces with its evocative use of birdsong, while the shadows of war echo in the solemn Poème des cloches funèbres. This is the first of two albums covering repertoire that deserves a place in the pantheon of French piano music.

Tracklist:
1-01. Sergio Monteiro – No. 1, Impression d’automne (02:41)
1-02. Sergio Monteiro – No. 2, Intermezzo (02:00)
1-03. Sergio Monteiro – I. Aubade (03:13)
1-04. Sergio Monteiro – II. Idylle (03:19)
1-05. Sergio Monteiro – III. Divertissement (01:49)
1-06. Sergio Monteiro – IV. Légende bourguignonne (03:09)
1-07. Sergio Monteiro – V. A l’angélus du soir (03:39)
1-08. Sergio Monteiro – VI. Danse rustique (02:10)
1-09. Sergio Monteiro – VII. Clair de lune (02:22)
1-10. Sergio Monteiro – No. 1, La nuit avait envahi la nef de la cathédrale (07:15)
1-11. Sergio Monteiro – No. 2, Au splendide mois de mai lorsque les bourgeons rompaient l’ecorce (05:58)
1-12. Sergio Monteiro – No. 3, La lumière rayonnait des astres de la nuit, le rossignol chantait (06:39)
1-13. Sergio Monteiro – No. 2, Le glas (04:52)
1-14. Sergio Monteiro – No. 1, Valse (01:33)
1-15. Sergio Monteiro – No. 2, Chanson (01:50)
1-16. Sergio Monteiro – No. 3, Divertissement (01:07)
1-17. Sergio Monteiro – No. 4, Barcarolle (02:26)
1-18. Sergio Monteiro – No. 5, Gavotte dans le style ancien (03:51)