Widor: The Organ Symphonies, Vol.3

Joseph Nolan
The Cavaillé-Coll Organ of La Madeleine, Paris

Charles-Marie Widor
Symphony No.3, op.13 / Symphony No.4, op.13

"Gothic music meets Gothic organ here in performances that encompass a broad expressive
spectrum from quiet meditation to dramatic thunder and lightning." The Times 5 STARS

The third volume in our series of Charles-Marie Widor's Organ Symphonies, performed by Joseph Nolan on the magnificent Cavaillé-Coll organ of L'église de la Madeleine, Paris. Bridging the generations from Mendelssohn to Messiaen, Empire to Republic, Widor was born to the organ. His Lyonnaise kinsfolk were organ-builders, he showed early talent for the instrument, and for decades was the embodiment of its might and splendour across the Gallic domain - his 'Organ Symphonies' were genre-defining in their influence.
Joseph Nolan is an internationally renowned organist, acclaimed as 'brilliant and such an astute musician' (Gramophone UK). He was appointed to Her Majesty's Chapels Royal, St James's Palace in 2004, and has since been invited to perform and record in some of the world's premiere venues - including the refurbished Organ of Buckingham Palace Ballroom (SIGCD114) and the Organ of Saint-Sulpice in Paris (SIGCD167).

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