Vierne and the French organ tradition

• The newest Louis Vierne web site (Le site ouèbe Louis Vierne) by two French engineering students, Unger and Viaud, in Nantes - for the moment, in French only. This is a truly fine site, well-planned and offering solid content. A rich and original contribution to the web community. You are encouraged to visit it, whatever your knowledge of French. Commentary on all of Vierne's works.
• the harmonium works of Louis Vierne, with downloadable MIDI files of selected pieces from the 24 Pieces in free style). An important contribution. Perhaps the web's foremost earliest contribution to Vierne. A well-researched first-rate site. A delight to explore.
• exceptional articles on Charles-Marie Widor, Marcel Dupré, and the symphonic organ tradition, by Prof. Sylvain Caron, D. Mus., of the University of Montréal. Very highly recommended. (in French)
  
• Vierne: The Man and His Music - a long article with a detailed review of the six organ symphonies and also the other major works for organ, within the context of Vierne's life, by an organist and radio-show host, Eric A Meece. Visitors can hear (in RealAudio courtesy of station KKUP) three famous pieces by Vierne lasting altogether about 15 minutes, within an edition of Meece's hour-long radio program.
• Maurice Duruflé - biography, list of works, recordings, audio files, photographs pertaining to his life and to organ. An excellent site, quite complete. Remember, it was Duruflé who was by Vierne's side when he died at the organ in the course of a recital at Notre-Dame the evening of 2 June 1937.
• Jean Langlais website.
• Jean Guillou, resident organist at the Church of St-Eustache, Paris - the continuing tradition which combines interpretation, inprovisation, and composition - thriving today. (sur le site de l'ARGOS, par Antoine Pietrini)
• The Grand Organ of Church of Saint Sulpice, Paris - history, specifications, pictures, discography, concert calendar and programmes, etc. by Ben Epstein (at FranceTélécom).
• FFAO - la Fédération Francophone des Amis de l'Orgue (the French-speaking Federation of Friends of the Organ) has a wonderful site, including an up-to-date online newsletter.

Some other composer sites

• Gabriel Fauré - an excellent and attractive site, quite complete - detailed biography, works, CD reviews, high-quality MPEG-3 audio soundclips, many photographs, news, and more. Part of a larger site with a fin-de-siècle theme, also encompassing the Boulanger page (listed next), all by Susan Martin.
• Lili and Nadia Boulanger - another complete "composers page" within the broader cultural site L'Horizon Chimérique.