Augustin Barié

Augustin Barié (15 November, 1883 in Paris – 22 August, 1915 in Antony, France), was a French composer and organist.

Barié was born blind; however, he had large hands which spanned an eleventh, allowing him to play the difficult organ works of composers such as Cesar Franck with relative ease. He studied at the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles under Adolphe Marty and Louis Vierne, then went on to study with Alexandre Guilmant at the Paris Conservatory. In 1906, he was awarded the Conservatory's "premier prix". He then became organist at St Germain-des-Prés in Paris, as well as professor of organ at the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles. Barié was a celebrated improviser, one of a long line of French Romantic virtuoso organists, and he wrote mostly for organ, including a "Symphony" (Op. 5) and "Trois Pieces" (Op. 7). His career was cut short when he died of a brain hemorrhage at 31, not long after getting married.

Recordings

*"La Toccata", André Marchal - Institut des jeunes aveugles, 1975 FY P1
*"L'Œuvre pour orgue", Marie-Thérèse Jehan - Solstice SOCD-17
*"Intégrale de l'œuvre pour orgue", Véronique Le Guen - B000GIWTPA

Media

References

*Cantagrel, Gilles. "Barié, Augustin". "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians" Online.

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