A beautiful stroke?

• Verfasst von: Förch, Christian [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Lemercier, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Hennerici, Michael G. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: A beautiful stroke?
• Titelzusatz: A side note on the 75th anniversary of the spectacular death of the French organist and composer Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
• Verf.angabe: Christian Foerch, Sophie Lemercier, Michael G. Hennerici
• E-Jahr: 2012
• Jahr: November 8, 2012
• Umfang: 4 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 09.04.2018
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Cerebrovascular diseases
• Ort Quelle: Basel : Karger, 1991
• Jahr Quelle: 2012
• Band/Heft Quelle: 34(2012), 4, Seite 322-325
• ISSN Quelle: 1421-9786
• DOI: doi:10.1159/000342648
• Schlagwörter: (s)Organist / (s)Schlaganfall / (s)Herzinfarkt
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Reproduziert als Förch, Christian, 1973 - : A beautiful stroke?
• K10plus-PPN: 1571824529

Abstract

The great French organist and composer Louis Vierne (1870-1937) died while performing an organ recital at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris - right in front of the console. This historical article provides insights into the biography of a highly talented musician who was challenged by disability and diseases throughout his career. A special focus is placed on the circumstances of Vierne’s remarkable death. Until now, both a primary cerebrovascular event and a ‘heart attack’ are discussed in reference books and encyclopedias as the immanent causes of death. From the perspective of a stroke neurologist, a reappraisal of Vierne’s medical history and the events that happened during his last concert is presented.