Canon
Where to start with Widor
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
KeyboardOrgan Symphony no. 5 in F minor, op. 42, no. 1
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OrchestralSymphony for organ and orchestra, op. 42bis
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ChamberCavatine for violin and piano, op. 57
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VocalChansons de mer, song cycle for voice and piano, op. 75
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StageLa Korrigane, ballet, op. 42
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KeyboardOrgan Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 13, no. 1
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KeyboardOrgan Symphony no. 6 in G minor, op. 42, no. 2
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Keyboard3 Nouvelles Pièces, for organ, op. 87
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Keyboard6 Duos, for piano and harmonium
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KeyboardBach's Memento, for organ
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VocalDormez, Mèlité, for voice and piano
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KeyboardFugue for organ in E minor
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KeyboardFugue sur le nom d'Haydn, for piano
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KeyboardIntroduction and Rondo
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ChamberIntroduction and Rondo, for clarinet and piano, op. 72
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Widor's catalogueMost Popular
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Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5
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Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor
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Organ Symphony No. 6
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Andante sostenuto from Organ Symphony No. 8
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Organ Symphony No. 4
Most Acclaimed
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Organ Symphonies Nos. 5, 6, 10 ”Romane”
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Symphony for Organ and Orchestra in G minor
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Sinfonia Sacra
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Piano Quintet in D minor
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Organ Symphony No. 9 ”Gothique”
Most Weird
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Organ Symphony No. 10 ”Romane”his late style — much more austere and sparse than the famous Toccata; almost neo-medieval
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Symphony for Organ and Orchestraorchestra + organ — the Cavaillé-Coll organ as part of the orchestra
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Organ Symphony No. 9 ”Gothique”Gregorian chant woven into the movements — medieval austerity in late-Romantic language
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Sinfonia Sacraorgan + orchestra — sacred symphony
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minorhis most ambitious non-organ work — almost never played
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 50
- Keyboard
- ● Organ Symphony no. 5 in F minor, op. 42, no. 1
- Organ Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 13, no. 1
- Organ Symphony no. 6 in G minor, op. 42, no. 2
- 3 Nouvelles Pièces, for organ, op. 87
- 6 Duos, for piano and harmonium
- Bach's Memento, for organ
- Fugue for organ in E minor
- Fugue sur le nom d'Haydn, for piano
- Introduction and Rondo
- Nouvelles Pièces for organ, op. 87
- Organ Symphony no. 10 in D, op. 73, "Romane"
- Organ Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 13, no. 2
- Organ Symphony no. 3 in E minor, op. 13, no. 3
- Organ Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 13, no. 4
- Organ Symphony no. 7 in A minor, op. 42 no. 3
- Organ Symphony no. 8 in B flat major, op. 42, no. 4
- Organ Symphony no. 9 in C minor, op. 70, "Gothique"
- Scherzo for organ in E major, "La Chasse"
- Sinfonia Sacra for organ and orchestra, op. 81
- Symphony for organ no. 7 in A minor, op. 42, no. 3
- Symphony for organ no. 9 in C minor, op. 70
- Symphony no. 2 in D for organ, op. 13, no. 2
- Symphony no. 4 in F minor for organ, op. 13, no. 4
- Symphony no. 5 in F minor, for organ, op. 42, no. 1
- Symphony no. 6 in G minor for organ, op. 42, no. 2
- Orchestral
- Symphony for organ and orchestra, op. 42bis
- Symphony no. 3, for organ and orchestra, op. 69
- Chamber
- Cavatine for violin and piano, op. 57
- Introduction and Rondo, for clarinet and piano, op. 72
- Quartet in A minor for Piano and Strings, op. 66
- Quintet for piano and strings in D minor Op.7
- Romance for violin and piano in E major, op. 46
- Salvum fac populum tuum, for 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion and organ, op. 84
- Sonata for cello and piano in A major, op. 80
- Sonata for violin and piano no. 1, op. 50
- Sonata for violin and piano no. 2, op. 79
- Suite Florentine for violin and piano
- Suite for Flute and Piano, op. 34
- Suite for cello and piano in E minor, op. 21
- Suite, for flute and piano, op. 34
- Trio in B flat major for piano, violin and cello Op.19
- Vocal
- Chansons de mer, song cycle for voice and piano, op. 75
- Dormez, Mèlité, for voice and piano
- La nuit, for voice and piano
- Mass, for double choir and 2 organs, op. 36
- Nuit mystérieuse, for voice and piano
- Oublieras-tu que d'heures douces, for voice and piano
- Tristesse infinie, for voice and piano
- Tu es Petrus, for double choir and 2 organs, op. 23, no. 2
- Stage
- La Korrigane, ballet, op. 42