FLAC tracks | Classical | 07:38:41 | 1CD | 1713 MbL’organiste britannique Joseph Nolan a réalisé une très belle intégrale de l’œuvre pour orgue de Widor sur trois orgues français, tous construits par Cavaillé-Coll et aussi somptueux les uns que les autres : ceux de La Madeleine à Paris, principalement pour les symphonies, de Saint-Sernin à Toulouse et de Saint-François de Sales à Lyon pour les autres opus.

L’œuvre de Widor ne se résume pas à l’excitante toccata de la Cinquième symphonie, même si cette page – hommage bouleversant de la France romantique à l’esprit de Johann Sebastian Bach – marque durablement par son ton lumineux.

À rebours d’un Daniel Chorzempa, interprète fougueux et avant tout coloriste (Philips), Joseph Nolan adopte des tempos mesurés, tranquilles, surexposant l’aspect architecturé des œuvres de Widor, né en 1844 – la même année que Rimski-Korsakov – et décédé en 1937, la même année que Ravel, Pierné et Roussel.

Tracklist:CD101. Organ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 13 No. 1: I. Prélude – Andante02. Organ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 13 No. 1: II. Allegretto03. Organ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 13 No. 1: III. Intermezzo – Allegro04. Organ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 13 No. 1: IV. Adagio05. Organ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 13 No. 1: V. Marche pontificale06. Organ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 13 No. 1: VI. Méditation07. Organ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 13 No. 1: VII. Finale – Allegro08. Organ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 13 No. 2: I. Praeludium circulare – Andantino09. Organ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 13 No. 2: II. Pastorale – Moderato10. Organ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 13 No. 2: III. Andante11. Organ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 13 No. 2: IV. Salve Regina – Allegro12. Organ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 13 No. 2: V. Scherzo – Allegro13. Organ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 13 No. 2: VI. Adagio – Andante14. Organ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 13 No. 2: VII. Finale – Allegro15. Organ Symphony No. 3 in E Minor: I. Prélude: moderato16. Organ Symphony No. 3 in E Minor: II. Minuetto17. Organ Symphony No. 3 in E Minor: III. Marcia18. Organ Symphony No. 3 in E Minor: IV. Adagio19. Organ Symphony No. 3 in E Minor: V. Finale: Allegro moltoCD201. Organ Symphony No. 4 in F Minor: I. Toccata02. Organ Symphony No. 4 in F Minor: II. Fugue: Moderato assai03. Organ Symphony No. 4 in F Minor: III. Andante cantabile04. Organ Symphony No. 4 in F Minor: IV. Scherzo: Allegro vivace05. Organ Symphony No. 4 in F Minor: V. Adagio06. Organ Symphony No. 4 in F Minor: VI. Finale: Moderato07. Organ Symphony No. 5 in in F Minor, Op. 42, No. 1: I. Allegro Vivace-Piu Lento08. Organ Symphony No. 5 in in F Minor, Op. 42, No. 1: II. Allegro Cantabile09. Organ Symphony No. 5 in in F Minor, Op. 42, No. 1: III. Andantino Quasi Allegretto10. Organ Symphony No. 5 in in F Minor, Op. 42, No. 1: IV. Adagio11. Organ Symphony No. 5 in in F Minor, Op. 42, No. 1: V. Toccata12. Organ Symphony No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 42 No. 2: I. Allegro13. Organ Symphony No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 42 No. 2: II. Adagio14. Organ Symphony No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 42 No. 2: III. Intermezzo15. Organ Symphony No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 42 No. 2: IV. Cantabile16. Organ Symphony No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 42 No. 2: V. FinaleCD301. Organ Symphony No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 42, No. 3: I. Moderato02. Organ Symphony No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 42, No. 3: II. Choral: Andante03. Organ Symphony No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 42, No. 3: III. Andante – Allegretto04. Organ Symphony No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 42, No. 3: IV. Allegro non troppo05. Organ Symphony No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 42, No. 3: V. Largo06. Organ Symphony No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 42, No. 3: VI. Finale: Allegro Vivace07. Organ Symphony No. 8 in B Major, Op. 42, No. 4: I. Allegro risoluto08. Organ Symphony No. 8 in B Major, Op. 42, No. 4: II. Moderato cantabile09. Organ Symphony No. 8 in B Major, Op. 42, No. 4: III. Allegro10. Organ Symphony No. 8 in B Major, Op. 42, No. 4: IV. Variations: Andante11. Organ Symphony No. 8 in B Major, Op. 42, No. 4: V. Adagio12. Organ Symphony No. 8 in B Major, Op. 42, No. 4: VI. Finale: Tempo giusto13. Symphonie gothique, Op. 70: I. Moderato14. Symphonie gothique, Op. 70: II. Andante sostenuto15. Symphonie gothique, Op. 70: III. Allegro16. Symphonie gothique, Op. 70: IV. Toccata17. Symphonie romane, Op. 73: I. Moderato18. Symphonie romane, Op. 73: II. Choral19. Symphonie romane, Op. 73: III. Cantilene20. Symphonie romane, Op. 73: IV. FinaleCD401. Suite latine, Op. 86: I. Praeludium02. Suite latine, Op. 86: II. Beatus vir03. Suite latine, Op. 86: III. Lamento04. Suite latine, Op. 86: IV. Ave Maris Stella05. Suite latine, Op. 86: V. Adagio06. Suite latine, Op. 86: VI. Lauda Sion07. Trois Nouvelles Pièces, Op. 87: No. 1, Classique d’hier08. Trois Nouvelles Pièces, Op. 87: No. 2, Mystique09. Trois Nouvelles Pièces, Op. 87: No. 3, Classique d’audjourd’hui10. Bach’s Memento: I. Pastorale11. Bach’s Memento: II. Miserere mei domine12. Bach’s Memento: III. Aria13. Bach’s Memento: IV. Marche du Veilleur de Nuit14. Bach’s Memento: V. Sicilienne15. Bach’s Memento: VI. Mattheus – Final16. Marche Americaine (Transcribed by Marcel Dupré)17. Conte d’avril (suite), Op. 64 Livre II: No. 8, Marche Nuptiale