Édouard Nies-Berger
Édouard Nies-Berger (1903-2002) was a Swiss-born organist and pianist who worked in Europe and the United States. He became associated with French and Franco-Swiss repertory as both performer and teacher.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in New York Philharmonic recordings under Charles Munch, including repertory by d’Indy, Liszt, Mozart and Saint-Saëns.
Nies-Berger’s musicianship sits at the meeting point of keyboard discip...
SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
D’INDY: Symphony on a French Mountain Air
MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21
MOZART: Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
LISZT: Piano Concerto No. 2
CHABRIER: Bourée Fantasque
Studio and Live recordings, 1947/48
Total duration: 2hr 12:55
Charles Munch, conductor
Robert Casadesus, piano
Édouard Nies-Berger, organ
Walter Hendl and Arthur Schuller, piano
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York