Concert suite·Three linked pieces·French Romantic·Recital work
At a glance
Catalogue
Op. 40
Form
Suite
About the piece
Three pieces forming a concert suite, written for the recital platform rather than the drawing room.
Pierne's reputation now rests largely on his conducting and on a handful of chamber and children's pieces, though he composed prolifically across opera, ballet and oratorio for more than fifty years.
The composer
Gabriel Pierné
1863–1937
Henri Constant Gabriel Pierné was a French composer, conductor, pianist and organist.
