Symphony No. 4 by Charles-Marie Widor and Louis Vierne

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.

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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