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Widor: A Life beyond the Toccata brings to light the life and work of one of France’s most distinguished musicians in the most complete biography in any language of Charles-Marie Widor. He is conside …

Brings to light the life and work of one of France’s most distinguished musicians in the most complete biography in any language of Charles-Marie Widor. Widor: A Life beyond the Toccata brings to lig …

Renowned organist, composer, and Paris Conservatory professor Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) was a leading figure of the French Romantic organ school. In the extensive Preface he wrote for his editi …

Widor’s pedagogical writings, translated for the first time, offer essential guidance for interpreting his organ compositions as well as those of his followers in the French Romantic organ school. Re …

The last of the Romantics, Widor narrated his recollections in 1936, bringing to life his diverse experiences from the time of Louis Philippe to the cusp of World War II. Widor’s Toccata is the most …