Browse: Widor - Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1

An indispensable resource for organ aficionados. Five instruments figure and the intensity of articulation, atmosphere and feeling of this recreation of the grand tradition is overwhelming. — Sunday Times, 16th April 2021 More…

If, as the disc’s title seems to suggest, the organ is the star first and foremost here, it’s apt. The St Paul’s organ has got guts and fire in its belly – despite being scheduled for a major... — Gramophone Magazine More…

When it comes to organ colour you won't get anything more dazzling than this. Frédéric Desenclos has chosen a glorious collection of pieces...[The Widor] sounds, like everything else here, absolutely... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2011 More…

It’s good to find Widor’s Toccata here no longer treated as a speed test but, as Widor wanted and as both his metronome remark and his recording testify, as a piece of music. The pairing of the... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) / 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) More…

The series is filmed with imaginative camera angles that show off the beauty of the instruments and the buildings that house them. Indeed, it more than justifies Mozart's much-abused description... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…