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Charles-Marie Widor, Hans Fagius
Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 2 & 8
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Symphony No. 2 in D major for organ, Op. 13/2: I. Pr?ludium Circulare. Andantino
2. Symphony No. 2 in D major for organ, Op. 13/2: II. Pastorale. Moderato
3. Symphony No. 2 in D major for organ, Op. 13/2: III. Andante
4. Symphony No. 2 in D major for organ, Op. 13/2: IV. Salve Regina. Allegro
5. Symphony No. 2 in D major for organ, Op. 13/2: V. Adagio
6. Symphony No. 2 in D major for organ, Op. 13/2: VI. Finale. Allegro
7. Symphony No. 8 in B flat major for organ, Op. 42/4: I. Allegro Risoluto
8. Symphony No. 8 in B flat major for organ, Op. 42/4: II. Moderato Cantabile
9. Symphony No. 8 in B flat major for organ, Op. 42/4: III. Allegro
10. Symphony No. 8 in B flat major for organ, Op. 42/4: IV. Variations. Andante
11. Symphony No. 8 in B flat major for organ, Op. 42/4: V. Adagio
12. Symphony No. 8 in B flat major for organ, Op. 42/4: VI. Finale. Tempo Giusto

CD Details

All Artists: Charles-Marie Widor, Hans Fagius
Title: Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies Nos. 2 & 8
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bis
Release Date: 12/15/1999
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 675754111526, 7318590010075

CD Reviews

Great Music, Great Playing...But, A French Romantic organ--i

R. Wyatt | Belmont, NC United States | 03/01/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I purchased this CD from a reseller on Amazon.com after first auditioning the entire album on Last.fm...In a word, it is excellent; a very idiomatic and virtuosic performance of two seldom-heard organ symphonies by Charles-Marie Widor. I prefer Hans Fagius's performance of these pieces even over Ben van Oosten's excellent readings of the Second (Widor: Das Orgelwerke, Vol.1) and Eighth (Widor: Complete Organ Works Vol. 5)

This, despite van Oosten having the advantage of the Cavaille-Coll organ of Saint-Ouen-de-Rouen. The organ Fagius uses for this recording is a modern marvel, an Akerman & Lund instrument built in the mid-90's, it "speaks French" quite convincingly, and while a bit "smoother" than a Cavaille-Coll, does not lack any quality or quantity of tone to present the appropriate sonic palette for these works (so what IS it with all these French-sounding organs in Scandinavian countries anyway?).

Enthusiastically recommended."