Charles‐Marie Widor

Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor was a French organist, composer, teacher, conductor and critic of the late Romantic era. As a composer he is best known for his ten symphonies for solo organ, a genre he invented. He was helped in this by the innovative organs built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll. The…

Albums

• César Franck: Grande Pièce Symphonique / Les Éolides / Charles-Marie Widor: La Nuit de Walpurgis (2025)
• French Cello Sonatas, Volume 2: Boëllmann, Widor & d’Indy (2023)
• Complete Organ Symphonies, Vol. 1: No. IX “Gothique" & No. X “Romane” (2022)
• Romantic Music for Cello and Organ (2022)
• Symphonies no. 1 & 5 (2021)
• Symphony 8 (2021)
• Organ Symphonies • 5: Symphony no. 5 in F minor, op. 42 no. 1 / Symphony no. 6 in G minor, op. 42 no. 2 (2021)
• French Works for Flute (2021)
• Organ Symphonies 2: Symphonies nos. 3 and 4, op. 13 (2020)
• Organ Symphonies • 4: Symphony no. 8, op. 42 no. 4 / Symphonie romane, op. 73 (2020)
• Organ Symphonies • 3: Symphony no. 7 in A minor, op. 42 no. 3 / Symphonie gothique, op. 70 (2020)
• Widor & Vierne at the Weiwuying Concert Hall (2020)
• Organ Symphonies 1: Symphonies nos. 1 and 2, op. 13 (2020)
• Organ Symphonies 5, 6, 8-10 (2019)
• Saint-Saens / Poulenc / Widor (2019)
• Complete Organ Symphonies (2018)
• The Argo Organ Recordings: Simon Preston at Westminster Abbey (2017)
• Suite florentine / Complete Works for Woodwind (2017)
• Organ Recital: Music by Widor and Dupré (2015)
• Violin Concerto / Symphony no. 1 / La Nuit de Walpurgis (2015)
• Organ Symphonies 1-4 (2014)
• Piano Trios (2013)
• Widor: Symphony no. 5 / Vierne: Carillon / Reubke: Sonata (2013)
• Les Pêcheurs de Saint-Jean / Cello Concerto / Symphony no. 2 (2013)
• Papillons bleus (2012)
• Organ Symphonies, opp. 42,3 & 69 (2012)
• Piano Concerto no. 1 / Piano Concerto no. 2 / Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre (2011)
• Chausson: Piano Trio, op. 3 / Debussy: Piano Trio in G / Widor: Quatre Pièces en trio (2011)
• The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 55: Piano Concerto no. 1, op. 39 / Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 77 / Fantaisie, op. 62 (2011)
• Chansons de Mer / La nuit / Nuit mystérieuse (2010)
• Poulenc / Martin / Widor / Dutilleux / Sancan / Debussy (2010)
• Organ Symphonies, opp. 42 & 81 (2009)
• 5ème et 6ème symphonies pour orgue aux grandes orgues de la cathédrale de Messine (2008)
• Grand Pieces (2007)
• King of Instruments: The Art of Gillian Weir, Vol. 5 (2005)
• Works for Flute (2004)
• French Cello Music (2003)
• Französische Orgelmusik in der Abtei Marienstatt (2002)
• The Organ at St. Sulpice, Paris (2002)
• Organ Symphonies nos. 3 & 6 / Trois Nouvelles Pieces (2001)