Charles-Marie Widor

Synopsis

French composer, organist, teacher

• 1844, born in Lyon, France
• 1863, Brussels, studied organ with Lemmens and composition with Fétis
• 1870, Paris, appointed provisional organist at St. Sulpice
• 1890, Paris, professor of organ at Paris Conservatoire
• 1896, Paris, professor of composition at Paris Conservatoire
• 1910, elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts
• 1914, became permanent secretary to Académie des Beaux-Arts
• 1937, died in Paris, France

Charles-Marie Widor' most significant contribution as a composer to the organ world came through his ten organ symphonies.

For details, see the Wikipedia article on Charles-Marie Widor.

List of Organ Works

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Opus	Title
13/1	Symphonie pour orgue No. 1 (1872, Hamelle)
13/2	Symphonie pour orgue No. 2 (1872, Hamelle)
13/3	Symphonie pour orgue No. 3 (1872, Hamelle)
13/4	Symphonie pour orgue No. 4 (1872, Hamelle)
31	Marche américaine (transc. by Marcel Dupré: no. 11 from 12 Feuillets d’Album op. 31, Hamelle)
42/1	Symphonie pour orgue No. 5 (1879, Hamelle)
42/2	Symphonie pour orgue No. 6 (1879, Hamelle)
42/3	Symphonie pour orgue No. 7 (1887, Hamelle)
42/4	Symphonie pour orgue No. 8 (1879, Hamelle)
64	Marche Nuptiale op. 64 (1892) (transc., from Conte d'Avril, Schott)
70	Symphonie Gothique pour orgue (No. 9), (1895, Schott)
73	Symphonie Romane pour orgue (No. 10), (1900, Hamelle)
73+	Bach's Memento (1925, Hamelle)
86	Suite Latine (1927, Durand)
87	Trois Nouvelles Pièces (1934, Durand)

Background and General Perspectives on Performing Widor Organ Works

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Recordings

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• Toccata from 5th Symphony as performed by Charles Marie Widor
• Allegro from 6th Symphony as performed by Julian Bewig
• Andante sostenuto from Symphonie gothique as performed by Neal Marple
• Salvum fac populum tuum, op. 84 as performed by Dee Ann Crossley and the Augustana Brass

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Notes

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