Background
Widor was born on 21 February 1844 in Lyon, to a family of organ builders, and initially studied music there with his father, François-Charles Widor, titular organist of Saint-François-de-Sales from 1838 to 1889.
(Expertly arranged Flute solo music by Charles-Marie Widor...)
Expertly arranged Flute solo music by Charles-Marie Widor from the Kalmus Edition series. This Romantic era piece is in four movements.
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This edition includes Widor's heretofore unpublished final manuscript revisions of all 10 symphonies as well as the materials needed to reconstruct the most significant earlier versions of them. All the symphonies have been newly engraved for this critical edition. Contents: Symphonie VI in G Minor (N16)
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Charles-Marie Widor (18441937), the greatest French organist of his day, called the ten solo compositions in this two-volume edition "organ symphonies" to reflect both their secular spirit and the orchestral wealth of the timbres of the new French organs. Cast in the distinctive new form he developed, the symphonies usually consist of six or seven short movements of widely varying moods and textures, filled with lively and elegant marches and scherzos, lush pastorals and other musical forms not usually associated with organ music. Most were written specifically to exploit the capacities of the modern Cavaillé-Coll organ, especially the rich-toned five-keyboard instrument at St-Sulpice in Paris. Widely regarded as the culmination of French romanticism on the organ, Widor's symphonies include some of the most frequently performed and recorded works in the modern organ repertoire. Presented here in two inexpensive, well-made volumes, they offer a splendid resource for organists and all music lovers.
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(Organ Collection). Contents: Prelude & Fugue in A Minor * Prelude & Fugue in Bo * Prelude & Fugue in C * Prelude & Fugue in D Minor * Prelude & Fugue in E Minor * Prelude & Fugue in F * Prelude & Fugue in G * Prelude & Fugue in G Minor.
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Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphony No.5 in F Minor Op. 42, No. 1 / Richard Ellsasser at the Organ of The Hammond Museum. Nonesuch H-71210 Stereo
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This set of 2 Region-Free DVDs, 2 CDs, and an 88-page booklet develops a complete portrait of Charles-Marie Widor (1844 - 1937), the most famous composer of organ music since Bach. Widor composed ten revolutionary organ symphonies that established the organ as a rival of the orchestra and pioneered the use of symphonic forms for the instrument. On one DVD, a magnificent three-part documentary shows how Widor came to write his organ symphonies, how his compositional style developed and matured, and how these works fit into his career as a performer, teacher and writer. Presented by Gerard Brooks and Widor scholars Daniel Roth, John Near and Anne-Isabelle de Parcevaux, the documentary sets Widor's organ music in the context of his work as a mainstream composer of operas, ballets, chamber music and orchestral symphonies. Widor's life was intertwined with that of the great French organ builder Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. Therefore, Widor's greatest organ works are recorded in surround-sound on the three best surviving Cavaillé-Coll instruments, Saint-Sulpice in Paris, where Widor himself was organist for almost sixty years, Orléans Cathedral and Saint-Ouen in Rouen. Widor's fifth and sixth symphonies are included in their entirety on both CD and DVD, performed by Gerard Brooks. Daniel Roth, the current organist at Saint-Sulpice, performs a range of movements from the other symphonies. Other Cavaillé-Coll organs are also seen and heard. DVD 1 & 2 running time: 297 minutes; CD 1 & 2 running time: 141 minutes, 88-page color booklet | NTSC | 16:9 Widescreen | Region Free | DTS Digital SurroundTM 5.1 / Dolby Digital 5.1 | FSFDVD010
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Widor was born on 21 February 1844 in Lyon, to a family of organ builders, and initially studied music there with his father, François-Charles Widor, titular organist of Saint-François-de-Sales from 1838 to 1889.
He studied first at Lyons, then at Brussels under Lcmmens for the organ and Fetis for composition.
In 1904 he wrote a supplement to Berlioz's treatise on orchestration.
He also made, with Albert Schweitzer, an edition of the organ works of Bach.
He succeeded Cesar Franck as professor of the organ at the Paris Conservatoire, where he was also appointed professor of composition, counterpoint and fugue in 1896.
His works include an opera, Maitre Ambros (Opera Comique, 1896), La Korrigane (ballet, given at the Opera, 1880), incidental music to Conte d'avril (1885), Les Jacobites (1885) and Jeanne d'Arc (a pantomime play, 1890), three symphonies, The Walpurgis Night and other works for orchestra, a quintet for strings and piano, trio for piano and strings, a mass, psalms and other sacred compositions, symphonies for organ, a large number of piano pieces and many songs.
( Charles-Marie Widor (18441937), the greatest French or...)
(This edition includes Widor's heretofore unpublished fina...)
(This set of 2 Region-Free DVDs, 2 CDs, and an 88-page boo...)
(Expertly arranged Flute solo music by Charles-Marie Widor...)
(An Organ solo composed by Charles-Marie Widor.)
(Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphony No.5 in F Minor Op. 4...)
((Organ Collection). Contents: Prelude & Fugue in A Minor ...)
Quotes from others about the person
His biographer John Near reports: "Ultimately, it was discovered that over a period of about sixty years, as many as eight different editions were issued for some of the symphonies. "
At the age of 76, Widor married Mathilde de Montesquiou-Fézensac on 26 April 1920 at Charchigné. The 36-year-old Mathilde was a member of one of the oldest and most prominent families of Europe. She died in 1960: there were no children from this union.