Christian Von Blohn - Charles-Marie Widor: Organ Symphonies, Vol. 4 - Symphony No. 8 Op. 42 No. 4, Symphonie romane Op. 73

Widor�s cycle of organ symphonies sits at the heart of his compositional achievement. They are vivid and innovative � none more so than Symphony No. 8 in B major, which takes performer and listener alike to the limits of the genre: its glittering sonorities, lyric intensity and technical power offer a tour-deforce of organ writing. The artfully woven Symphonie romane, the last of the ten, utilises a Gregorian chorale in music of increasing splendour, melancholy and, finally, sublime peace.