Charles-Marie Widor 11 - 15 May 2015

[Nick Armstrong]

Looking forward to finding out more about this feller and his music

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05tprym

Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Charles-Marie Widor. In his lifetime, Widor was feted throughout Europe as a performer, teacher, and composer of ballets, opera, concertos and organ symphonies, Today he is largely remembered for just one work...


I'll bung a post on the organ subforum too....

[Roehre]

Looking forward to finding out more about this feller and his music

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05tprym

Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Charles-Marie Widor. In his lifetime, Widor was feted throughout Europe as a performer, teacher, and composer of ballets, opera, concertos and organ symphonies, Today he is largely remembered for just one work...


I'll bung a post on the organ subforum too....

Looking at the play list no toooooooo much organ
Looks like a really interesting CotW (like di Lasso and Tailleferre recently)

[vinteuil]

... can't say that, for me, the chamber or orchestral works so far have taken flight.

Howsomediver, I did like the harmonium / piano duo, and think I shall be getting -

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000VI4WKA

[Serial_Apologist]

... can't say that, for me, the chamber or orchestral works so far have taken flight.

I agree, I'm sorry to say, having awaited this unexpected COTW with baited anticipation. I was minded of a more ponderous version of Saint-Saens, with that same tendency to wallowingly glutinous slow movements lacking his contemporary Franck's mitigating harmonic interest. But having heard at the end of the first programme that some of his work shocked his contemporaries I shall listen on.

[Nick Armstrong]

Oh dear.... Old Charles-Marie doesn't seem to be hitting the spot. I must say that having started this thread, I've contrived to miss every one of the programmes to date.

Perhaps this is a good week to catch up via the podcasts - to get the narrative without having to endure too much of the music (thanks to the abbreviated extracts)

[antongould]

Interesting Rumpole, well sort of, that your great friend Durufle denied ever studying under Widor although he did!!!!!

[Serial_Apologist]

Oh dear.... Old Charles-Marie doesn't seem to be hitting the spot. I must say that having started this thread, I've contrived to miss every one of the programmes to date.

Perhaps this is a good week to catch up via the podcasts - to get the narrative without having to endure too much of the music (thanks to the abbreviated extracts)

I must say my feelings concur, Cali; I suppose Donald is doing his job by praising up what to me is pretty heavy-going stuff. At least Widor seems to have been revered by his pupils, including Milhaud, Honegger and Messiaen, towards whom he was helpful and encouraging of their artistic freedom.