Complete organ works vol.5 ; complete organ works ; vol.5

The Eighth Symphony (1887) is the most monumental work Charles-Marie Widor wrote for organ (1844-1937). In this fifty-minute work, Widor surpassed much of what he had developed in the preceding symphonies. According to Albert Schweitzer, a student of Widors, the "Eighth" also pointed to the sober and more distanced style of Widor's later symphonies. Widor's eighth symphony is played with great sense… of logic and sound splendor by Ben van Oosten on the CavaillÚ-Coll organ in Rouen. This CD is the fifth part of the highly recommended series with the complete organ works of Widor by Ben van Oosten.more