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Widor Symphonie no. 6, op. 42, no.2: Adagio

Roger Sayer plays the second movement of Widor’s Symphonie no. 6 in G minor. Charles Marie Widor 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. Symphony 6, composed in 1885, and published in 1887, belongs to Op. 42 and is made up of five movements: Allegro, Adagio, Intermezzo – Allegro, Cantabile, Finale – Vivace. the The second movement Adagio juxtaposes the reeds and ostentation of the first movement with a gentle, atmospheric sound and a stately pace. According to Albert Schweitzer, a French polymath and contemporary organist, the second movement was inspired by Wagner's music which Widor heard in Bayreuth. It is registered with ‘Gambes et Voix célestes’ and incorporates extensive yet delicate and unobtrusive chromaticism. Even the central fortissimo and animato section is tame compared to the opening Allegro. Please like, share and subscribe, and follow @rogersayerorga1 on Twitter for news, photos and updates!