Widor : Symphonie pour orgue et orchestre, Vol.2. Schmitt.

   in Choir & Organ (Jan, 2013)
A second CD from this soloist/orchestra combination confirms Widor as one of the ‘greats’ in French later romantic music. The Third Symphony for organ and orchestra has Saint-Saens hovering in the background and certainly parallels the latter’s Third, with grand climaxes, gorgeous melodies and lush orchestral textures. The towering and technically difficult Seventh Organ Symphony is given a brilliantly electrifying performance on the marvellous Rouen organ, with the 5-second acoustics captured magically. …