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Charles-Marie Widor

Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor (21 February 1844 – 12 March 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher of the late Romantic era. As a composer he is known for his ten organ symphonies, especially the toccata of his fifth organ symphony, which is frequently played as recessional music at weddings and other celebrations.

As of 2022, he is the longest-serving organist of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, a role he held for 63 years (January 1870 – 31 December 1933). He also was organ professor at the Paris Conservatory from 1890 to 1896 (following César Franck) and then he became professor of composition at the same institution, following Théodore Dubois.

Widor was a prolific composer, writing music for organ, piano, voice and ensembles. Apart from his ten organ symphonies, he also wrote three symphonies for orchestra and organ, several songs for piano and voice, four operas and a ballet. He was one of the first composers to use the term "symphony" for some of his organ compositions, helped in this by the organs built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 21, 1844 (Lyon), Died March 12, 1937 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-1390 10-in. 6/1/1904 Tantum ergo William F. Hooley Male vocal solo, with organ composer  
Victor C-6200 12-in. 5/18/1908 Le marriage des roses Emilio de Gogorza Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor C-12840 12-in. 1/24/1913 Serenade Tollefsen Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Victor C-21305 12-in. 12/26/1917 Sérenáde Cherniavsky Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Victor B-21305 10-in. 12/26/1917 Sérenáde Cherniavsky Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Victor B-32410 10-in. 4/10/1925 Ave Maria Mrs. Hugh Ward Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor CS-04012 12-in. 1/10/1937 The Passion of our Lord according to St. Matthew : Finale Charles M. Courboin Organ solo arranger  
Victor CS-04013 12-in. 1/10/1937 The Passion of our Lord according to St. Matthew : Finale Charles M. Courboin Organ solo arranger  
Columbia 46162 10-in. 10/27/1915 Serenade Columbia Instrumental Quartette Instrumental quartet composer  
Columbia 46232 10-in. 12/2/1915 Serenade Trio de Lutece Instrumental trio composer  
Columbia 6898 12-in. approximately 1916 Sérénade William Murdoch ; Albert Sammons ; W. H. Squire Piano trio composer  
Columbia 76975 12-in. 5/8/1923 Sérénade Arthur Catterall ; William Murdoch ; W. H. Squire Piano trio composer  
Brunswick 3593-3594 10-in. approximately Jan. 1920 Serenade Elshuco Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Edison 2811 10-in. Feb. 1914 Sérénade Gruppe Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Gramophone BR186 10-in. 3/3/1926 Toccata in F Reginald Goss-Custard Organ solo composer  
Gramophone CR880 12-in. 3/30/1927 Symphony no. 4 : Andante cantabile Guy Weitz Organ solo composer  
Gramophone 2EA7398 12-in. 3/17/1939 Sérenáde Clifford Greenwood ; London Palladium Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WFX217 12-in. approximately July 1929 Non credo Jo Vincent Female vocal solo, with organ composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1490 10-in. 3/5/1929 Vieille chanson du jeune temps Élie Cohen ; Lucien Fugère Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1608 10-in. 4/18/1929 Scherzo de la 2e symphonie : La chasse Édouard Commette Organ solo composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1609 10-in. 4/18/1929 Toccata Édouard Commette Organ solo composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WL1610 10-in. 4/18/1929 Toccata Édouard Commette Organ solo composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Widor, Charles-Marie," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103608.

Widor, Charles-Marie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103608.

"Widor, Charles-Marie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103608

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