Charles-Marie Widor

Romantic French 1844–1937

Works 51

Collections 10

Biography

Organist of Saint-Sulpice in Paris for an extraordinary 64 years, Widor was the towering figure of the French symphonic organ school. His ten Organ Symphonies — especially the Fifth (with its iconic Toccata) and the Sixth — established the organ as a vehicle for large-scale symphonic composition, exploiting the orchestral capabilities of Cavaillé-Coll instruments. He also served as professor of organ at the Paris Conservatoire, where he taught Marcel Dupré, Louis Vierne, and Charles Tournemire.

Works (51)

Organ Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 13 No. 1 13 5 works

Organ Symphony No. 1, Op. 13/1: I. Prélude No. 1
Key C minor Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 1, Op. 13/1: II. Allegretto No. 2
Key C major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 1, Op. 13/1: III. Intermezzo No. 3
Key A♭ major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 1, Op. 13/1: IV. Adagio No. 4
Key F minor Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 1, Op. 13/1: V. Marche pontificale No. 5
Key C major Difficulty

Organ Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 13 No. 2 13 5 works

Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 13/2: I. Prélude No. 1
Key D major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 13/2: II. Pastorale No. 2
Key G major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 13/2: III. Andante No. 3
Key B minor Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 13/2: IV. Scherzo No. 4
Key D major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 13/2: V. Salve Regina No. 5
Key D major Difficulty

Organ Symphony No. 3 in E minor, Op. 13 No. 3 13 5 works

Organ Symphony No. 3, Op. 13/3: I. Prélude No. 1
Key E minor Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 3, Op. 13/3: II. Marche No. 2
Key C major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 3, Op. 13/3: III. Andante cantabile No. 3
Key G major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 3, Op. 13/3: IV. Adagio No. 4
Key E major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 3, Op. 13/3: V. Final No. 5
Key E minor Difficulty

Organ Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 13 No. 4 13 6 works

Organ Symphony No. 4, Op. 13/4: I. Toccata No. 1
Key F minor Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 4, Op. 13/4: II. Fugue No. 2
Key F minor Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 4, Op. 13/4: III. Andante cantabile No. 3
Key A♭ major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 4, Op. 13/4: IV. Scherzo No. 4
Key F major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 4, Op. 13/4: V. Adagio No. 5
Key D♭ major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 4, Op. 13/4: VI. Final No. 6
Key F minor Difficulty

Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1 42 5 works

Organ Symphony No. 5, Op. 42/1: I. Allegro vivace No. 1
Key F minor Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 5, Op. 42/1: II. Allegro cantabile No. 2
Key A♭ major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 5, Op. 42/1: III. Andantino quasi allegretto No. 3
Key F major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 5, Op. 42/1: IV. Adagio No. 4
Key F major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 5, Op. 42/1: V. Toccata No. 5
Key F major Difficulty

Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42 No. 2 42 5 works

Organ Symphony No. 6, Op. 42/2: I. Allegro No. 1
Key G minor Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 6, Op. 42/2: II. Adagio No. 2
Key E♭ major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 6, Op. 42/2: III. Intermezzo No. 3
Key B♭ major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 6, Op. 42/2: IV. Cantabile No. 4
Key E♭ major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 6, Op. 42/2: V. Final No. 5
Key G minor Difficulty

Organ Symphony No. 7 in A minor, Op. 42 No. 3 42 6 works

Organ Symphony No. 7, Op. 42/3: I. Moderato No. 1
Key A minor Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 7, Op. 42/3: II. Choral No. 2
Key A major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 7, Op. 42/3: III. Andante No. 3
Key F major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 7, Op. 42/3: IV. Lento No. 4
Key D minor Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 7, Op. 42/3: V. Allegro ma non troppo No. 5
Key A minor Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 7, Op. 42/3: VI. Final No. 6
Key A minor Difficulty

Organ Symphony No. 8 in B major, Op. 42 No. 4 42 4 works

Organ Symphony No. 8, Op. 42/4: I. Allegro risoluto No. 1
Key B major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 8, Op. 42/4: II. Moderato cantabile No. 2
Key E major Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 8, Op. 42/4: III. Andante sostenuto (Prélude) No. 3
Key G♯ minor Difficulty
Organ Symphony No. 8, Op. 42/4: IV. Final No. 4
Key B major Difficulty

Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70 70 4 works

Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70: I. Moderato No. 1
Key C minor Difficulty
Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70: II. Andante sostenuto No. 2
Key E♭ major Difficulty
Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70: III. Andante No. 3
Key A♭ major Difficulty
Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70: IV. Final No. 4
Key C minor Difficulty

Symphonie Romane, Op. 73 73 4 works

Symphonie Romane, Op. 73: I. Moderato No. 1
Key D major Difficulty
Symphonie Romane, Op. 73: II. Choral No. 2
Key B minor Difficulty
Symphonie Romane, Op. 73: III. Cantilène No. 3
Key G major Difficulty
Symphonie Romane, Op. 73: IV. Final No. 4
Key D major Difficulty

Organ Symphony 2 works

Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70
Key C minor Difficulty
Symphonie Romane, Op. 73
Key D major Difficulty

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