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at Saint Kilian‘s Cathedral, Würzburg, Germany
King Widor
He was the big cheese in the French organ world of one hundred years ago, and on our next Pipedreams broadcast we celebrate his legacy with a composite performance of his most famous work. Although he wrote 10 solo organ symphonies, his No. V has always been the most popular, because of its famous concluding Toccata.
We’ll hear the entire work, each movement played by a different soloist on a different instrument, plus another symphony, for organ and orchestra, a rare gem presented in concert at the American guild of Organists Convention in Atlanta. Hear the lavish and lovely compositions of Charles-Marie Widor a toast to King Widor this week on Pipedreams.
Program Broadcast dates:
- April 22, 2002
Featured Organs:
Music played in the program
WIDOR: Allegro vivace (1st movement.), from Symphony No. 5 in F, Op. 42, no. 1 –Frederick Hohman Pro Organo CD-7021
WIDOR: Allegro cantabile (2nd movement.), from Symphony No. 5 –Hans Musch (1969 Klais/Saint Kilian’s Cathedral, Würzburg, Germany) Christophorus CD-74606
WIDOR: Andantino quasi allegretto (3rd movement), from Symphony No. 5 –Kare Nordstoga (1885 Cavaillé-Coll/Saint Etienne Abbey Church, Caen, France) Simax CD-1073
WIDOR: Adagio (4th movement), from Symphony No. 5 –Francois-Henri Houbart (1845 Cavaillé-Coll/L'église de la Madeleine, Paris, France) Pierre Verany CD-786033
WIDOR: Toccata (5th movement), from Symphony No. 5 –Daniel Chorzempa (1888 Cavaillé-Coll/Church of Saint Sernin, Toulouse, France) Philips CD 410 054-2
WIDOR (arr. van Vliet): Romance, Op. 34 (originally for flute and orchestra) –Hermanvan Vliet (1883 Bätz/National Mechanical Instrument Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands) Festivo CD-108
WIDOR: Sinfonia Sacre, Op. 81 –Atlanta Symphony members/George Hanson, conductor; Jonathan Biggers, (1987 Petty-Madden/Trinity Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA) (American Public Media recording 6/30/92 at an American Guild of Organists national convention)
Filler–WIDOR: Toccata, from Symphony No. 5 –Daniel Roth (1862 Cavaillé- Coll/L’Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France) Motette CD-11141
This program was originally issued as #9505 in January 1995.