Widor's Toccata - or - Widor's 5th Symphony in F - Movement V - Toccata

Full Symphony - http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list... The fifth and final movement-often simply Toccata-of Charles-Marie Widor's Fifth Symphony for Organ in F Major, the very famous Toccata. The organist is Olivier Latry, the titular organist (one of three) at Notre Dame de Paris.

Des Grande Orgue du Notre Dame de Paris, essentially built by Aristide Cavaille-Coll in 1867, currently has 108 stops, 153 ranks , an electrified action with a 5-manual console, and approximately 7,900 pipes.

I don't own anything, much less this recording.

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[TheSoulOfTheOrgan]

Are you sure that this record is the organ of Notre Dame? It seems to me a lot to St. Sernin ...

[willowthebored]

Oh, definitely.

For comparison, check my playlist of the Widor 10th. That's the Saint-Sernin organ at it's best.

[tactilex]

I have to say, that a good glass of wine makes the tears run much better!

Now, as for cat fights over who is the best organist. Give it a rest. Every organist performs to the best of their ability, and what seems dry, or too fast or too slow or too loud or too schmaltzy to one listener will unleash torrents of emotion in another. A musical performance is like a meal. Some satisfy more than others, but, most chefs make SOMETHING that you can enjoy eating. or there is always the next.

[willowthebored]

I don't think anybody's having a catfight here. Nobody's saying that anybody's performance is invalid - just what we like and dislike about those performances. These kinds of discussions are important to have - discourse promotes development. As organists (and musicians in general) I think it's well-understood that we are always learning, and that we learn by studying other's performances and discussing them in various contexts.

[Clorow]

I think I just had a Widorgasm

[jpstenino]

thank you for your comment

[Lyn Smith]

well said, indeed. In agreement xx

[Daniela Gajdošová]

just went to a recital of my close friend on Saturday, he was performing this amazing piece, literally, AMAZING

[Martha Jæger]

My husband and I got married on may 26. 2012 - and we left the church with this fantastic organ music.... (just like Crownprince Frederik and crownprincess Mary did in 2004... )

[Derek Warren]

This instrument even beats the one at Saint Patrick's in NYC. I've listened to recordings of both instruments, but I have never heard either of them in person.

[miksutus989]

WAU. FANTASTIC.

[SwedishSeraphim]

This was my church's Easter postlude! It was really cool to hear it in-person.

[Glenn Cumbria]

Pure class, my mother remarried at 65 and we chose this.

[Lora0993]

Woah. That was amazing. This is the most intense organ piece I've ever heard and I was in awe the entire time. Beautiful.

[carmagadon11]

i'm high