Symphonie Romane: Organ music by Dupré, Widor and Tournemire
Peter Stevens plays works by three towering figures of the French organ world. Charles-Marie Widor’s Symphonie Romane is a radiant meditation on the Gregorian chants of Easter Sunday, and the Fantaisie-Choral from Tournemire’s L’Orgue Mystique is a deeply spiritual reflection on two of the best-known chants of Pentecost: Veni Sancte Spiritus and Veni Creator Spiritus. Two contrasting pieces by Marcel Dupré bookend the programme: his Cortège et Litanie is probably his best-loved work for the organ, while the uninhibited confidence of the Deuxième Symphonie shows a different side of the composer’s personality; its visceral and hard-hitting textures given electrifying voice by the Ruffatti organ of Buckfast Abbey.
Track List
1
Marcel Dupré
Cortège et Litanie (Op. 19, No. 2)
6:19
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Charles-Marie Widor
Symphonie Romane (Op. 73)
33:12
2
Moderato
8:01
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3
Choral
9:25
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4
Cantilène
5:58
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5
Finale
9:48
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6
Charles Tournemire
Fantasie-Choral (L'Orgue Mystique, No. 25:
In Festo Pentecostes)
9:08
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Marcel Dupré
Deuxième Symphonie (Op. 26)
20:14
7
Preludio
9:05
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8
Intermezzo
4:50
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9
Toccata
6:19
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