Organ Symphonies 5, 6, 8-10

Album by Charles‐Marie Widor & Christian Schmitt

Organ Symphonies 5, 6, 8-10 are compositions by French organist and composer Charles-Marie Widor, written between 1879 and 1901. These works exemplify the French Romantic organ symphony, showcasing the rich tonal possibilities of the symphonic organ developed by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Organ Symphony no. 5 in F minor, op. 42 no. 1: I. Allegro vivace - Più lento
    11:25
  2. 2.
    Organ Symphony no. 5 in F minor, op. 42 no. 1: II. Allegro cantabile
    6:41
  3. 3.
    Organ Symphony no. 5 in F minor, op. 42 no. 1: III. Andantino quasi allegretto
    7:18
  4. 4.
    Organ Symphony no. 5 in F minor, op. 42 no. 1: IV. Adagio
    4:24
  5. 5.
    Organ Symphony no. 5 in F minor, op. 42 no. 1: V. Toccata. Allegro
    6:15
  6. 6.
    Organ Symphony no. 9, op. 70 "Gothique": I. Moderato
    7:22
  7. 7.
    Organ Symphony no. 9, op. 70 "Gothique": II. Andante sostenuto
    5:18
  8. 8.
    Organ Symphony no. 9, op. 70 "Gothique": III. Allegro
    4:13
  9. 9.
    Organ Symphony no. 9, op. 70 "Gothique": IV. Moderato - Allegro
    12:30

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Organ Symphony no. 6 in G minor, op. 42 no. 2: I. Allegro
    9:46
  2. 3.
    Organ Symphony no. 6 in G minor, op. 42 no. 2: II. Adagio
    7:43
  3. 4.
    Organ Symphony no. 6 in G minor, op. 42 no. 2: III. Intermezzo
    6:03
  4. 5.
    Organ Symphony no. 6 in G minor, op. 42 no. 2: IV. Cantabile
    5:28
  5. 6.
    Organ Symphony no. 6 in G minor, op. 42 no. 2: V. Finale
    7:00
  6. 7.
    Organ Symphony no. 10, op. 73 "Romane": I. Moderato
    6:58
  7. 8.
    Organ Symphony no. 10, op. 73 "Romane": II. Choral. Adagio
    7:40
  8. 9.
    Organ Symphony no. 10, op. 73 "Romane": III. Cantilène. Lento
    6:32
  9. 10.
    Organ Symphony no. 10, op. 73 "Romane": IV. Final. Allegro - Andante
    9:49

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Organ Symphony no. 8 in B major, op. 42 no. 4: I. Allegro risoluto
    9:32
  2. 4.
    Organ Symphony no. 8 in B major, op. 42 no. 4: II. Moderato cantabile
    6:31
  3. 5.
    Organ Symphony no. 8 in B major, op. 42 no. 4: III. Allegro
    4:39
  4. 6.
    Organ Symphony no. 8 in B major, op. 42 no. 4: IV. Variations. Andante
    13:15
  5. 7.
    Organ Symphony no. 8 in B major, op. 42 no. 4: V. Adagio
    8:28
  6. 8.
    Organ Symphony no. 8 in B major, op. 42 no. 4: VI. Finale. Tempo giusto
    7:11

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