Pieces of Eight

Eight different soloists provide a composite look at the largest, least-known, and eighth of Charles-Marie Widor’s ten famous organ symphonies.

Program Broadcast dates:

• June 3, 1996

Music played in the program

WIDOR: Allegro risoluto (movement 1), from Symphony No. 8 in B, Op. 42, no. 4 –Charles Krigbaum (1929 Skinner/Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT) AFKA SK-306

WIDOR: Moderato cantabile (movement 2) –Günther Kaunzinger (1990 Jann/Waldsassen Basilica, Germany) Novalis CD 150-098

WIDOR (arr. Waddington): Moderato cantabile (movement 2) –Rupert Waddington, cello; Timothy Byram-Wigfield (1879 Willis/Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) Herald CD-169

WIDOR: Allegro (movement 3) –Thomas Trotter (1880 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint François-de-Sales, Lyon, France) Argo CD 433 152

WIDOR: Prelude (movement 4a) –Charles Echols (1982 Marrin/Cathedral of Saint Mary, Saint Cloud, MN) American Public Media recording

WIDOR: Variations (movement 4b) –David Little (1956 Aeolian-Skinner+/Saint Thomas Church, New York, NY) American Public Media recording

WIDOR: Adagio (movement 5) –Odile Pierre (1888 Puget/Notre Dame de la Dalbade, Toulouse, France) Motette CD-11251

WIDOR: Finale (movement 6) –G. D. Cunningham (1929 Willis/Alexandra Palace, London, England, UK) Beulah CD-1PD5

WIDOR: Finale (movement 6) –Herman van Vliet (1885 Cavaillé-Coll/Saint Etienne Abbey Church, Caen, France) Festivo CD-0147