Click to listen to a Pipedreams programme comparing the Symphony No. 4 of Charles-Marie Widor and that of his student, Louis Vierne, with commentary by Michael Barron. Movements are by different artists.
Individual movements may be heard by clicking here, then clicking on "Listen to the Program," then holding and sliding the button as indicated below.
Charles-Marie Widor, Symphony No. 4 in f, Op. 13 (1887)
4:40 (4 minutes and 40 seconds) Toccata (1st movement) by Charles Krigbaum on the 1929 Skinner organ of Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven
9:34 (9 minutes and 34 seconds) Fugue (2nd movement) by Herman van Vliet on the 1880 Cavaillé-Coll organ of Saint-François-de-Sales, Lyon
15:09 (15 minutes and 9 seconds) Andante Cantabile (3rd movement) by Günther Kaunzinger on the 1990 Jann organ of Waldsassen Basilica.
20:18 (20 minutes and 18 seconds) Scherzo (4th movement) by Suzanne Chaisemartin on the 1871 Cavaillé-Coll of Sainte-Trinité, Paris
28:48 (28 minutes and 48 seconds) Adagio (5th movement) by Patrice Caire on the 1985 Nicolle-Valentin-Meslé organ of the Sanctuaire Saint-Bonaventure, Lyon
33:33 (33 minutes and 33 seconds) Finale (6th movement) by Ben van Oosten on the 1880 Cavaillé-Coll organ of Saint-François-de-Sales, Lyon
Louis Vierne, Symphony No. 4 in g, Op. 32 (1914)
42:38 (42 minutes and 38 seconds) Prelude (1st movement), by Christine Kamp on the 1882 Cavaillé-Coll organ of Saint-Sernin Basilica, Toulouse
50:52 (50 minutes and 52 seconds) Allegro (2nd movement) by Iain Simcock on the 1932 Willis organ of Westminster Cathedral, London
58:19 (58 minutes and 19 seconds) Menuet (3rd movement) by Thomas Dahl on the 1996 Winterhalter organ of the Church of Our Lady, Achern
1:07:15 (1 hour, 7 minutes and 15 seconds) Romance (4th movement) by Ben van Oosten on the 1880 Cavaillé-Coll organ of Saint-François-de-Sales, Lyon
1:18:35 (1 hour, 18 minutes and 35 seconds) Final (5th movement) by Pierre Cochereau on the 1868 Cavaillé-Coll organ of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
Christ Church Anglican Cathedral is located in the heart of downtown Montreal, Quebec, at the corner of rue University and rue Ste-Catherine Ouest.
Click to go immediately to:
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong
3) An ABC of Composers and Musicians
4) The Current Choir Notes
For an explanation of [BNQ; BM], [CML] and where they lead Click here.)
If the text is available, to follow it while listening to the music, always right-click, then left-click on "open in new window," then arrange windows.
1) The Music Programme Homepage
2) The Music Calendar for Choral Eucharist and Evensong
3) An ABC of Composers and Musicians
4) The Current Choir Notes
For an explanation of [BNQ; BM], [CML] and where they lead Click here.)
If the text is available, to follow it while listening to the music, always right-click, then left-click on "open in new window," then arrange windows.