David Briggs plays Widor at St. Sernin

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David Briggs plays the Toccata from Symphony #5 (Charles-Marie Widor) at St. Sernin, Toulouse, France. DVD avail. at www.david-briggs.org.uk

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  • Are you kidding? Briggs' tempo is perfect...

  • On the contrary, I'm quite amazed at what that "witless old count" was still able to pull off at the age of 88. Besides, "half this tempo" is an obvious exageration (unless you put your record player on 45 rather than 78 RPM).

    And calling Widor "witless" really only shows how little you know about him...

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  • The tempo is a responsible one; it offers unto all, the music without smudges and un-musical theatrics. Thanks! :)

  • @TrombaMilitare16 I don't think you understand. I'm VERY jealous of David Briggs! :) But I love him... <3

  • @TrombaMilitare16 - Yes Right.

  • BADASS sounding organ! Sounds like it'd knock anyone off their feet! :D

  • The Sound is almost the Same as St. Sulpice :) but the tempo is not what Widor wanted to..:(

  • People are criticizing David Briggs, half of you don't even know him... Try Google'ing his name ;)

    His music gets played/sung by Famous Cathedral choirs around the world. Lol... All you haters sound pathetic Haha! :D

  • Yes, the organ is a Cavaille-Coll, one of his last, built in 1898-99 just before St. Ouen, Rouen. St. Sernin is a Romanesque building, while St. Ouen is Gothic. Widor, who had announced that he would right no more organ symphonies, wrote the Symphonie Romaine for St. Sernin, and the Symphonie Gothique for St. Ouen. He premiered both organs. A. Cavaille-Coll died in 1899 and the assets of his firm were purchased by Charles Mutin.

  • parfait! j'adore ton interpretation...mais tu as vraiment besoin de deux hommes a cote de toi? haha

  • This is very well done... Very good tempo..

  • amazing

    

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