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. Christian von Blohn graduated from the Musikakademie SaarbrÃ¼cken in1987 with a first-class degree in Church Music and also with a degree in Music Education, majoring in the organ. Since 1993, von Blohn has been deanery music director for the diocese of Speyer and currently provides musical supervision for the two St Ingbert parishes of St Hildegard and St Josef.

Tracklist:

Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 1, Impatience
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 2, Polonaise
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 3a, Contredanse. Introduction
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 3b, Contredanse. Tempo I
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 3c, Contredanse. Allegretto Non Troppo
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 3d, Contredanse. Allegretto
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 3e, Contredanse. Allegretto Vivace
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 3f, Contredanse. Allegro Non Troppo
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 3g, Contredanse. Allegro Molto
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 4, Valse
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 5, Intermezzo
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 6, Polka
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 7, Polka-Mazurka
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 8, Mazurka
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 9, Galop
Le Bal, Op. 14: No. 10, Le Rêve
2 Pieces, Op. 30: No. 2, Allegro Appassionato

UPC: 747313421671
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 9.25.20
Format: CD

Rubinstein / Lee - Le Bal (CD)