Charles-Marie Widor

Synopsis

French composer, organist, teacher

• 1844 born in Lyon
• 1863 Brussels
• to 1937 Paris

For details, see the Wikipedia article.

List of Organ Works

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BWV	Collection/Set	Genre
525-30	Trio Sonatas	trio
531-52	Preludes (Toccatas/Fantasias) and Fugues	prelude & fugue
553-60	8 Short Preludes and Fugues	prelude & fugue
561-63	Fantasias and Fugues	prelude & fugue
564-66	Toccatas and Fugues	prelude & fugue
567-69	Preludes	prelude
570-73	Fantasias	prelude
574-81	Fugues	fugue
582	Passacaglia	prelude & fugue
583-86	Trios	trio
587-91	Various	prelude
592-97	Concerto transcriptions	transcription
598	Pedal Exercitum	misc
599-644	Orgelbüchlein	chorale
645-650	Schübler Chorales	chorale
651-68	Leipzig Chorales	chorale
669-89	Clavierübung III	chorale
690-713	Kirnberger Chorales	chorale
714-64	Misc. Chorales	chorale
765-71	Partitas	variations

General Perspectives on Performing These Organ Works

(For perspectives on a specific piece or genre, use the "List of Organ Works" above.)

Registration and Organs

Quentin Faulkner, "Information on Organ Registration From a Student of J.S. Bach."

Translation and commentary by Quentin Faulkner on a 1758 article by Agricola, student of J. S. Bach, on organ registration.

Stephen Roberts, "A Visit to Arnstadt."

A detailed description of the organ at which Bach presided at the beginning of his career as organist, a report of the restoration of the organ in 1999, and the author's conclusions on registration for that organ.

Fingering and Pedaling

Faulkner, Quentin. J. S. Bach's Keyboard Fingering: New Evidence. Lincoln, NE: Univ. of Nebraska, 1980.

An analysis of three early fingering sources.