Significantly remembered for his Organ works, Charles-Marie Widor 's (1844-1937) renowned Symphony 'Romane' is essential to the repertoire of all passionate organists. Widor became Director of Organ Studies at the Paris Conservatoire in 1890 and soon followed this by taking charge of the composition class. Nicknamed the 'Romane', the Symphony #10 reflects Widor 's mastery of the Organ, exploring all possibilities on the instrument, as well as deriving thematic material from plainchant. Made up of four movements, Symphony Romane is founded upon the Christmas Hymn, A Child is Born. The composer's invaluable experience, as well as his virtuosic ability of the Organ make this favourite and famous Symphony #10 by Charles-Marie Widor vital for advanced organists. / Orgue

This work is one of the most important organ compositions of the end of the nineteenth Century. It was written in the years 1894/95 though the earliest fragments date back to 1890. These had their origins in improvised Magnificat versets played by Widor at the inauguration of the Cavaillé-Coll organ of St. Ouen in Rouen. This new edition of the Wiener Urtext edition is based upon the first edition (no manuscript scores have survived) and on further editions published during Widor’s lifetime.A recording made in 1932 of Widor’s own playing has been studied in conjunction with the printed source materials. The varied ending played on that recording isincluded as an alternative. It bears witness to the composer’s improvisational treatment of his own work and the spirit in which the whole composition was originally conceived.

The Toccata is the fifth movement of Charles-Marie's Symphony No. 5 Op. 42 and is a delightful piece for performance on organ.

Par WIDOR CHARLES-MARIE. Widely regarded as the culmination of French romanticism on the organ, Widor's symphonies include some of the most frequently performed and recorded works in the modern organ repertoire. Most of these 'symphonies' - so called to emphasise the orchestral wealth of timbres offered by the new French organs - were written specifically to exploit the capacities of the modern Cavaille-Coll organ, especially the rich-toned five-keyboard instrument at St-Sulpice in Paris. Presented here in two inexpensive (this being the first), well-made volumes they offer a splendid resource for organists and all music lovers./ Répertoire / Orgue

Gabriel Faure? a connu de?s sa sortie de l'e?cole Niedermeyer une intense activite? de musicien d'e?glise, Il tient notamment l'orgue de choeur de l'e?glise Saint Sulpice et remplace a? l'occasion Charles-Marie Widor au grand orgue, Puis, sollicite? par Camille Saint-Sae?ns, il est nomme? mai?tre de chapelle a? la Madeleine dont il devient par la suite l'organiste titulaire,Durant pre?s de 40 anne?es, familier de l'esthe?tique sonore d'Aristide Cavaille?-Coll, inspire? par la poe?sie de ses timbres, il se livre au cours des offices a? de sublimes improvisations dont les te?moignages et les commentaires d'auditeurs e?blouis sont e?vocateurs : ' ae?rienne fluidite?,,, lignes ondoyantes,,, harmonies e?trangement prenantes,,, oppositions de nuances que re?percutent les quatre claviers en une registration d'une poe?tique douceur,,, ' (F, de Mesnil dans la revue ' Musica ', janvier 1903), Souhaitons que les pages ici transcrites contribuent a? recre?er un peu de la magie sonore qui se de?ployait dans la ge?ne?reuse acoustique de la Madeleine et dont chaque auditeur se sentait enveloppe?,Les indications ge?ne?rales de registrations et de re?partitions des plans sont conc?ues pour un instrument de 3 claviers, Elles re?pondent bien davantage au souci de faire sonner l'orgue qu'a? reproduire scrupuleusement les timbres de l'orchestre,Louis Robillard - Prélude 05:37- Fileuse 03:07- Sicilienne 03:45- Le mort de Mélisande 04:32? / Orgue

French organist and composer, Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) is also remembered as a significant pedagogue. His Complete Study of the Fugue is an excellent introduction to the important technique. The book is in two parts, the secondgiving focus to elements such as the subject, the coda, modulations, the pedal, and structure, amongst other aspects. Dupré studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Louis Vierne and Charles-Marie Widor, where he won prizes forpiano, organ and fugue, as well as the Grand Prix de Rome. He was a famous organ virtuoso and was able to perform the entire works composed for the instrument by J. S. Bach from memory. Dupré\'s compositions and didactic worksremain important to organists today and his Complete Study of the Fugue is no exception. / Méthodes et pédagogie / Piano et instrument à clavier / Orgue / LEDUC

Charles-Marie Widor founded the French form called Symphony for Organ; large-scale academically 'sonata form' works of great power often containing a toccata-like conclusion. Guilmant continued the development of such works although he called his eight works in the form sonatas. This is his work Quatrieme Sonate from Opus 61 for Organ Solo.

Elève de Louis Vierne, Alexandre Guilmant et Charles-Marie Widor, ami de Marcel Dupré, Emile Bourdon fut un musicien complet, dès son plus jeune âge. Composées entre 1926 et 1971 alors qu'il était organiste de la cathédrale de Monaco, ces Six Pièces proviennent de sources différentes et ont été réunies ici après un long travail collectif effectué par l'Association Emile Bourdon. Peu connues du public et des organistes, ces oeuvres sont pourtant remarquables par leur qualité, leur langage très personnel et leur sens aigu de la registration et de la façon de bien faire ' sonner ' l'instrument. Les Six Pièces d'Emile Bourdon sont un vrai trésor musical à redécouvrir et il ne fait aucun doute qu'elles sauront conquérir le coeur des organistes et du public. / Orgue