Composer: Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor
Performer: Christian von Blohn
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2020
Size: 1.38 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Organ Symphony No. 8 in B major, Op. 42 No. 4
01. I. Allegro risoluto
02. II. Moderato cantabile
03. III. Allegro
04. IV. Variations. Andante
05. V. Adagio
06. VI. Finale. Tempo giusto
Organ Symphony No. 10 in D major, Op. 73 ‘Romane’
07. I. Moderato
08. II. Choral. Adagio
09. III. Cantilène. Lento
10. IV. Finale. Allegro
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-deforce 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.