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Widor Symphonie no. 5 in F minor: Allegro Vivace
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Roger Sayer plays the first movement of Charles Marie Widor's 5th Symphony for Organ, op. 42, no. 1.
C.M. Widor (1844-1937) was a French organist and composer, whose output includes orchestral, chamber, piano, choral and stage music, but is now best known for his compositions for organ. Of his organ music, his most famous works ‘...are the ten symphonies for solo organ (1872-1900), boldly conceived on a truly orchestral scale for the new “romantic” instrument built by Cavaille-Coll. Here he succeeds admirably in integrating very different musical styles, from the austerely liturgical idiom of Bach, to the more secular models of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Liszt’.
Widor’s Organ Symphonies can be grouped into three sets: Op. 13 (numbers 1-4) which exhibit his earlier style, Op. 42 (numbers 5–8) which demonstrate the experience he had accumulated writing his first organ and orchestral symphonies, and the far more pensive Op. 70 and 73 (numbers 9-10), named the Gothique and the Romane.
The Allegro Vivace from his 1879 Symphony no. 5 is a set of variations on a theme in F minor, which begins gently and journeys through contrasting dynamics and styles, from quirky left hand semiquavers beneath percussive right hand chords, to a grand chorus, to a beautiful and lyrical right hand melody.
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Sound: D. Hinitt
Video: R. Vinter
C.M. Widor (1844-1937) was a French organist and composer, whose output includes orchestral, chamber, piano, choral and stage music, but is now best known for his compositions for organ. Of his organ music, his most famous works ‘...are the ten symphonies for solo organ (1872-1900), boldly conceived on a truly orchestral scale for the new “romantic” instrument built by Cavaille-Coll. Here he succeeds admirably in integrating very different musical styles, from the austerely liturgical idiom of Bach, to the more secular models of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Liszt’.
Widor’s Organ Symphonies can be grouped into three sets: Op. 13 (numbers 1-4) which exhibit his earlier style, Op. 42 (numbers 5–8) which demonstrate the experience he had accumulated writing his first organ and orchestral symphonies, and the far more pensive Op. 70 and 73 (numbers 9-10), named the Gothique and the Romane.
The Allegro Vivace from his 1879 Symphony no. 5 is a set of variations on a theme in F minor, which begins gently and journeys through contrasting dynamics and styles, from quirky left hand semiquavers beneath percussive right hand chords, to a grand chorus, to a beautiful and lyrical right hand melody.
Please like, comment, share and subscribe, and follow @rogersayerorga1 on Twitter for news and updates. Thank you!
Sound: D. Hinitt
Video: R. Vinter
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