Berceuse Uploaded by: pahasoft Composer: Vierne, Louis Organ: Cavaillè-Coll, Saint Eucaire (1902) Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 351
Berceuse from "Big-Ben-Suite" Uploaded by: MartinKondziella Composer: Andreas Willscher (*1955) Organ: Laurenskerk - Main Organ - 1973 Marcussen & Son Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 576
Prière et Berceuse op.27 Uploaded by: Grandjeux Composer: Guilmant, Alexandre Organ: Schyven / van Bever Small Edition N.D. Laeken Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 615
Berceuse and Allegretto Uploaded by: Mirch4 Composer: Franck, César Organ: Forster and Andrews 1867 Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 50
A few years ago I heard this composition at an American Guild of Organists convention and was mesmerized by it. The tonal language of Pierre Cochereau has always appealed to me and I found this to be a very compelling and accessible work.
Here is what the transcriber, Frédéric Blanc, translated by Andrew Sims, had to say about the piece:
“Berceuse à la mémoire de Louis Vierne (Lullaby in memory of Louis Vierne) was improvised by Pierre Cochereau at the great organ of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris in May 1973. This piece was recorded as a long-playing record by Philips.
In this improvised piece, Pierre Cochereau pays homage to Louis Vierne (1870-1937), who was his predecessor in Notre-Dame (1900-1937), and who composed a lullaby to the melody "Dodo, l’enfant do," which was published in 1914 in the collection "Pièces en style libre." The art of the poet Pierre Cochereau is fully displayed here.”