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Charles-Marie Widor's ten organ symphonies sit at the heart of his extensive oeuvre. They reveal Widor's mastery of the form with their profundity, technical difficulty and sonorous color. Symphony No. 7, Op. 42, No. 3 inaugurated a new, orchestral approach to the genre and encompasses dreamlike sonorities, Chopinesque melancholy and majestic bravura. The Symphonie gothique, Op. 70 makes explicit reference to Gregorian chant, developing a kind of theological 'programme music' that is both austere and consolatory. Album Tracks 1. Symphony No. 7 in A minor, Op. 42, No. 3~I. Moderato 2. Symphony No. 7 in A minor, Op. 42, No. 3~II. Choral Andante 3. Symphony No. 7 in A minor, Op. 42, No. 3~III. Andante - Allegretto 4. Symphony No. 7 in A minor, Op. 42, No. 3~IV. Allegro ma non troppo 5. Symphony No. 7 in A minor, Op. 42, No. 3~V. Lento 6. Symphony No. 7 in A minor, Op. 42, No. 3~VI. Finale Allegro vivace 7. Symphonie gothique, Op. 70~I. Moderato 8. Symphonie gothique, Op. 70~II. Andante sostenuto 9. Symphonie gothique, Op. 70~III. Allegro 10. Symphonie gothique, Op. 70~IV. Moderato
