Léon Boëllmann

Synopsis

French composer, organist, and/or teacher or?

• 25 Sep 1862, born in Ensisheim, Haut-Rhin, France
• 1871, Paris, entered École de Musique Classique et Religieuse
• 1881, Paris, organist de chouer at St. Vincent de Paul
• 1887, Paris, organiste titulaire at St. Vincent de Paul
• 11 Oct 1897, died in Paris, France

His best-known work today is the Suite Gothique (1895).

For details, see the article on Léon Boëllmann on Wikipedia.

List of Organ Works

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Opus	Title	Year
Op. 16	Douze pièces	1890
Op. 25	Suite gothique	1895
Op. 27	Deuxième suite	1896
Op. 29/30	Les heures mystiques	1896
Op. 37	Ronde française	????
Op. ??	Offertoire sur les Noëls	????
Op. ??	Fantaisie	????

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Registration and Organs

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Toccata from Léon Boëllmann's Suite Gothique, Sean Jackson

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