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Widor: Complete Organ Works, Vol. 3
from: MD&G Records
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0760623040325
Label: MD&G Records
Manufacturer: MD&G Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: MD&G Records
Release Date: November 14, 1995
Studio: MD&G Records
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Editorial Review:
This third volume of the complete Widor organ music contains the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies--certainly the two most popular of Widor's organ compositions. In fact, in the concluding Toccata of the Fifth Symphony, we are dealing with the most popular single piece of organ music since the Toccata and Fugue in D minor of Bach. Academics love to sneer at Widor's Toccata as a tacky potboiler of a piece. It features an incredibly catchy tune that repeats itself to the point that you can't get it out of your head, and if it drives the official arbiters of taste insane, then that's their problem. The rest of us can simply enjoy it as the vivacious conclusion to a gorgeous piece of music. If you think that Widor is all flash, check out the haunting second movement. --David Hurwitz
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - A solid, if somewhat dry, performance
Ben van Oosten has an extensive discography to his credit and has doubtless done a great service by recording so much of the French repertoire. He possesses flawless technique and has a solid grasp of the pieces; but, his playing strikes me as uninspiring and somewhat dry. There is nothing to reproach in his playing and use of the instrument; but there is also nothing that strikes the listener as brilliant or exceptional. One almost feels that Mr. van Oosten, with his gifted technique, is mechanically ... Read More
Rating:  - Emotional Paydirt
We have finally arrived at the pinnacle of Widor's Romantic era, the period in which he composed Symphonies 4-8. The fifth is the most popular, due in large part to the grandeur of the opening. The sounds emanating from this instrument (similar to one used by Widor himself) are just incredible and exploit the new effects of the "French" organ perfectly.
But the Sixth Symphony has its many fans and is, in many ways, a superior work as a whole. The "breathing" from the pipes is particularly ... Read More
Rating: - Emotional paydirt
We have finally arrived at the pinnacle of Widor's Romantic era, the period in which he composed Symphonies 4-8. The fifth is the most popular, due in large part to the grandeur of the opening. The sounds emanating from this instrument (similar to one used by Widor himself) are just incredible.
But the Sixth Symphony has its many fans and is, in many ways, a superior work as a whole. The "breathing" from the pipes is particularly highlighted in this piece. Some have opined that these ... Read More
Rating: - Widor, Complete Organ Works, Vol. 3
Those that know Widor's organ music will find this recording authentic because ... it was recorded on a Cavaille-Coll instrument - very much the same instrument that Widor himself played and composed for. Secondly, Van Oosten's registrations are accurate - choosing registrations simlar to those of Widor himself. If you like bright sounding organ registrations .... stick with the composers of the baroque period. Composers of the romantic literature period pursued color more than brightness. Lastly ...... ... Read More
Rating: - Superb playing by Ben van Oosten
In my opinion, this is the current recording standard for Widor's organ works. Not only has Ben van Oosten selected magnificent instruments for this recording -and the other ones in the series as well. His interpretation of both Symphonies 5 & 6 is fascinating, Widor has a story to tell and Ben van Oosten is an ideal organist to bring this story back to life. Never dull, well balanced, technically refined. A must for those people that love French organ music.
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