Louis Vierne - Piano Works Vol. 1 (Michael Schöch)

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Composer: Louis Vierne

• Suite bourguignonne, Op. 17
• Air à danser
• Deux pièces, Op. 7
• Silhouettes d'enfants, Op. 43
• Air de danse
• Trois Nocturnes, Op. 34

Michael Schöch, piano

Date: 2026

Label: Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm

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Pianist Michael Schöch presents a distinguished tribute to Louis Vierne’s legacy, exploring the composer's rarely heard late-Romantic piano repertoire. Long overshadowed by his organ masterworks, Vierne's piano compositions are unveiled as intimate, richly colored miniatures of rare imagination. Schöch masterfully navigates the poetic rural imagery of Suite bourguignonne and the impressionistic, Debussy-esque textures of Trois Nocturnes, capturing both monumental grandeur and starlit stillness. Performing on the historic 1901 "Manfred Bürki" Steinway Concert Grand, Schöch combines virtuosity with poetic restraint, bringing radiant clarity and stylistic authority to both major cycles and understated posthumous gems.

Michael Schöch is a highly versatile musician who maintains a distinguished international career as both a concert pianist and organist. After winning first prize in organ at the ARD International Music Competition, he has regularly performed at premier venues like the Wiener Konzerthaus, Berliner Philharmonie, and historic European cathedrals. Schöch has appeared with top-tier orchestras, including the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and boasts an extensive discography on the MDG and Oehms Classics labels. Educated by maestros like Gerhard Oppitz and Edgar Krapp, he holds prestigious competition victories in both instruments and serves as an organ professor at the Tyrolean State Conservatory.

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