Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wely

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Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wely

Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wely (1817-1869) was a French organist and composer. He played a major role in the development of the French symphonic organ style and was a close friend of the organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, inaugurating many new Cavaillé-Coll organs. He was organist at Saint-Roche (1841-1846), at the Église de la Madeleine (1846-1858), and at Saint-Sulpice (1863-1869). Lefébure-Wely was born and died in Paris and is buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery there.

Perhaps his most celebrated composition is the Sortie in E-flat major.

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