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Louis Vierne - Toccata (Pièces de Fantaisie, Suite No. 2, Op. 53) - Ben Bloor

Toccata from the second suite of the 24 Pièces de Fantaisie (Op. 53, No. 6) by Louis Vierne performed by Ben Bloor on the 45 stop 1954 Downes/Walker organ of the London Oratory Church on Wednesday 15th March 2023. Louis Vierne had a very difficult life. Blind from an early age, he lost his brother and son to the First World War, his wife left him for a close personal friend, and he was frequently overlooked for high-profile teaching jobs at the Paris Conservatoire. Nevertheless, he was Organist Titulaire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris for the last 37 years of his life – indeed, he tragically died of a heart attack at the organ console during his 1750th recital – and his organ compositions are an enduring legacy, adored by audiences and organists for their inventiveness and originality. The 24 Pièces de Fantaisie were composed while on summer holiday in 1926 and 1927 and showcase Vierne at his most creative. Vierne was largely blind, forcing him to use a large blue crayon to notate his scores. Nevertheless, he had the ability to make out certain lights and colours. Particularly fascinating is how many of the Pièces de Fantaisie focus on visual phenomena and how knowingly Vierne responds to them in his music. The unpredictability and mystery of a will o’ the wisp is reproduced with Vierne’s trademark whimsy in Feux Follets. Ben Bloor is Organist at the London Oratory Church and School Organist at Westminster School. For more information, please visit https://www.benbloor.com Twitter - Ben Bloor:   / benjybloor   Facebook - Ben Bloor Organist:   / benbloororganist   Tiktok - @bloorganist:   / bloorganist   Website - https://www.benbloor.com/