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Charles-Marie Widor | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle

February 4, 2021

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In this Musical Moment, VocalEssence artistic director and founder Philip Brunelle shares insider information and beautiful music by the composer Charles-Marie Widor.

Charles-Marie Widor

1844-1937

Charles-Marie Widor was a French organist, composer and teacher known primarily for his organ symphonies. At age 11 he became the organist at the lycée in Lyons. Upon the recommendation of Cavaillé-Coll, Widor went to Brussels, where he studied composition with Fétis and organ with Lemmens. In the 1870s he produced numerous compositions in various genres, and in 1880 his first stage work, the ballet La korrigane, was successfully produced at the Paris Opéra. After Franck’s death in 1890, Widor became professor of organ at the Paris Conservatoire; six years later, Widor accepted a position as professor of composition. His music features contrapuntal tendencies and seeks to highlight the various timbres of the instrument performing the work (whether voice, orchestra or organ). Additionally, Widor’s choral output includes sacred and secular works for the Parisian church, St. Sulpice, where he was organist for 63 years. 

Suggested choral pieces:

  1. Quam dilecta (Hamelle G-RCM1023)  
  2. Surrexit a Mortuis (Hamelle HL.48186947) 
  3. Messe (Hamelle HA9240) 
Posted in: Musical Moments
Tags: Composers of the 17th 18th and 19th Centuries • Composers of the Early-Mid 20th Century • French Composers

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