Léon Boëllmann

26 sep 1862 (Ensisheim) - 11 oct 1897 (Paris)

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Léon Boëllmann

Léon Boëllmann (September 9, 1862, Ensisheim in the Alsace – October 11, 1897, Paris) was a French composer. His compositions include works for organ, piano, chamber music, songs, and church chorales.

Boëllmann was an early musical talent and was accepted in 1871—9 years old—at the Ecole Niedermeyer in Paris. His teachers included Eugène Gigout and Gustave Lefèvre. After his graduation as organist and cantor, he was employed as organist of the choir organ in the St Vincent de Paul church in Paris in 1881. Six years later he became cantor and "organiste titulaire" of the main organ in the same church. He would work at the church until his untimely death, probably from tuberculosis.

After the death of his parents his uncle Eugène Gigout adopted him. Gigout helped him when he established a school for organ, improvisation, and Gregorian chorale. Boëllmann wrote under a pseudonym for the magazine Art Musical. As pianist and organist he played all over Europe. His famous works include his Suite Gothique which is particularly well known because of the famous Toccata at the end of this organ suite.

His compositions include a number of works for organ, a symphony^[1], works for cello and orchestra and for organ and orchestra, a cello sonata, and other chamber works, among others.^[2]

External links

^ Publisher's Catalog, including Boëllmann Symphony (PDF), Paris: Durand-Salabert-Eschig, 38. Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
^ "Incomplete List of Boëllmann's Works". IMSLP. Retrieved on 2008-08-24.

"Brief biography and summary of Boëllmann's organ music with recommended recordings". Naxos Records. Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
Peetz, Juliane (2004). "Concise biography of Boëllmann (Program Notes for a Recital Containing the Suite gothique)" (in German). Retrieved on 2008-08-24.
Concise biography of Boëllmann (same as link above but translated with Google into English)

Verset de procession, for organ(From the Sibley Music Library Digital Score Collection)

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