Widor, Charles-Marie : Symphony No. 5

Par WIDOR CHARLES-MARIE. Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) was a great organist who did not only focus on Organ composition. From orchestra pieces to chamber music, he wrote various different compositions, including Suite for Flute and Piano, Op. 34 which was composed for Paul Taffanel. This suite, a subtle mix of Romanticism and Classicism, particularly stands out for its nuances and is composed of four movements: - Moderato - Scherzo - Romance - Final Charles-Marie Widor also composed 10 symphonies for Organ, some Operas, and some Piano Concerti./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière et Piano

Par WIDOR CHARLES-MARIE. French organist, composer and teacher, Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) is predominantly known for his Organ symphonies. However, his Introduction et Rondo for Clarinet and Piano also remains popular and is still regularly performed today. Widor became Director of Organ Studies at the Paris Conservatoire in 1890 and soon followed this by taking charge of the composition class. His Introduction et Rondo was composed in 1898 during his period at the Conservatoire and at the height of his career. The piece exploits the Clarinet to its full potential, creating a challenging yet exciting performance on the instrument. Widor 's Introduction et Rondo is essential to the repertoire of all advanced clarinetists./ Répertoire / Clarinette et Piano

Significantly remembered for his Organ works, Charles-Marie Widor 's (1844-1937) renowned Symphony 'Romane' is essential to the repertoire of all passionate organists. Widor became Director of Organ Studies at the Paris Conservatoire in 1890 and soon followed this by taking charge of the composition class. Nicknamed the 'Romane', the Symphony #10 reflects Widor 's mastery of the Organ, exploring all possibilities on the instrument, as well as deriving thematic material from plainchant. Made up of four movements, Symphony Romane is founded upon the Christmas Hymn, A Child is Born. The composer's invaluable experience, as well as his virtuosic ability of the Organ make this favourite and famous Symphony #10 by Charles-Marie Widor vital for advanced organists. / Orgue

Charles-Marie Widor is best known for the Toccatta the finale from his Fifth Symphony for Organ but the real heart of his compositional oeuvre lies in the ten Organ symphonies and there is much to be discovered in the rest of his compositional output. This Mass was originally written in 1878 for a choir of Baritones the Chorus of the seminary next door to St Sulpice in Paris the church where he was temporary Organist for sixty-four years and mixed Chorus and two Organs. Although Widor lived in Paris during the years of the radicalism of the decades following World War I he retained a conservatism in composition and musicianship that is evident in this powerfulMass.The entire work has been transposed one half step lower ‘to avoid the awkward key of F sharp major’.

Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) was a great organist who did not only focus on Organ composition. From orchestra pieces to chamber music he wrote various different compositions including Suite for Flute and Piano Op. 34 which was composed for Paul Taffanel. This suite a subtle mix of Romanticism and Classicism particularly stands out for its nuances and is composed of four movements: - Moderato - Scherzo - Romance - Final Charles-Marie Widor also composed 10 symphonies for Organ some Operas and some Piano Concerti.

Description 27 scintillating works for Church or Concert performance. Songlist Capriccio, 'La Caccia' (Polibio Fumagalli) Carillon (Leo Sowerby) Carillon From 'Douze Pieces', Op.16 (Leon Boellmann) Carillons From 'Dix Pieces', Op.7 (Emile Bourdon) Carillon-sortie (Mulet) Fanfare D'orgue (Harry Rowe Shelley) Festival Toccata [Fletcher, Percy E.] Humoresque, 'L'organo Primitivo' (Pietro Yon) Les Carillons De Saint-paul D'orleans (Adolphe Marty) Rondo Con Imitatizione De' Campanelli (Giovanni Morandi) Roulade From 'Six Pieces', Op.9 (Seth Bingham) Scherzo (Gaston Dethier) Scherzo In E Major From 'Dix Pieces' (Eugene Gigout) Scherzo In G Minor Op.49 No.2 Toccata (Symphony No.5) [Widor, Charles-Marie] Toccata And Fugue In D Minor- Bwv565 (J.S Bach Ed. Lemare) Toccata From 'Suite Gothique (Leon Boellmann) Toccata In A Major Op.67, No.2 (Georges Macmaster) Toccata In B Minor From 'Dix Pieces' (Eugene Gigout) Toccata In B Minor From 'Suite De Morceaux' (Charles Tournemire) Toccata In D Minor From 'Trois Pieces' (Alphonse Mailly) Toccata In D Minor Op.108, No.1 (Albert Renaud) Toccata In E Major (Remigio Renzi) Toccata In E Minor (Joseph Callaerts) Toccata In G Major From 'Douze Pieces' (Theodore Dubois) Tu Es Petra From 'Equisses Byzantines' (Henri Mulet) Veritables Preludes Flasques