Widor: Organ Symphonies, Vol. 4 - Christian von Blohn

Widor’s cycle of organ symphonies sits at the heart of his compositional achievement. They are vivid and innovative—none more so than Symphony No. 8 in B major, which takes performer and listener alike to the limits of the genre: its glittering sonorities, lyric intensity and technical power offer a tour-de-force of organ writing. The artfully woven Symphonie romane, the last of the ten, utilises a Gregorian chorale in music of increasing splendour, melancholy and, finally, sublime peace.

Widor, Charles-Marie

 Organ Symphony No. 8 in B Major, Op. 42, No. 4 (revised 1901 version)

 Symphonie romane, Op. 73