16 1878–80: Symphony no. 6 for Organ; Psaume 112; La Nuit de Walpurgis

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xiii
5. Preface xv
6. Acknowledgments xxiii
7. Introduction: Tribute to Charles-Marie Widor 1
8. Part One. Studies, Early Performances, and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1844–69)
9. Dedication 4
10. 1 Childhood memories 5
11. 2 1863: Studies with Lemmens and Fétis 7
12. 3 1865: The Porto Exposition and Ouverture portugaise 10
13. 4 1866–69: Organ inaugurations: Kensington, Notre-Dame de Paris, La Trinité 11
14. 5 Concerts at Cavaillé-Coll’s demonstration hall 13
15. 6 The Cavaillé-Colls, and the Saint-Denis organ 15
16. 7 Baron Émile d’Erlanger, Gioacchino Rossini, Richard Wagner 17
17. Part Two. La Belle Époque: The Franco-Prussian War to The Great War (1870–1914)
18. Dedication 22
19. 8 1870: Appointment to Saint-Sulpice, Paris 23
20. 9 1870–71: The Siege of Paris and the Commune 25
21. 10 1872: Symphonies for Organ, op. 13 28
22. 11 Organs in the Chapel of the Palace of Versailles and the Chapel of Les Invalides 29
23. 12 1874–76: The Sheffield organ inauguration, a Trio, and two Concertos 31
24. 13 1876: Bayreuth and the premiere of Wagner’s Ring 32
25. 14 1877: Notre-Dame-des-Champs 33
26. 15 1878: The Trocadéro organ and Franz Liszt 34
27. 16 1878–80: Symphony no. 6 for Organ; Psaume 112; La Nuit de Walpurgis 36
28. 17 1880: La Korrigane, ballet fantastique in two acts 37
29. 18 Franck’s opera Hulda 39
30. 19 Concerts at the Brussels Conservatory, 1880 and 1935 40
31. 20 1882: Symphony in G Minor, for Organ and Orchestra, op. 42[bis] at Royal Albert Hall 41
32. 21 La Concordia 42
33. 22 1885: Conte d’Avril 43
34. 23 Some important concert dates 44
35. 24 The Paris musical salons 46
36. 25 Dr. Étienne-Jules Marey 47
37. 26 Marquise de Blocqueville, Ingres and Delacroix, the Bertins 49
38. 27 Franck’s appointment to Sainte-Clotilde and his Conservatory organ class 53
39. 28 Vincent d’Indy; the Schola Cantorum; Franck’s funeral 55
40. 29 1890: Widor’s organ class and Conservatory musings 57
41. 30 Widor’s residences and some neighbors 61
42. 31 1894: Geneva, Third Symphony for Organ and Orchestra, op. 69 63
43. 32 1907: The Berlin Academy and the Sinfonia sacra 65
44. 33 1910: In Berlin with Kaiser Wilhelm II 66
45. Part Three. The Great War and Important Initiatives (1914–37)
46. Dedication 70
47. 34 World War I and Maxim’s 71
48. 35 The Schirmer Bach edition 74
49. 36 1914: Mr. Permanent Secretary; Debussy’s and Rodin’s nominations to the Institute 76
50. 37 1916: Spain, the Casa Velázquez, King Alfonso XIII 77
51. 38 1918: Paris towards the end of the War 80
52. 39 Exhibition of French paintings in Madrid 82
53. 40 The Dauphin’s organ 83
54. 41 Théâtre de la Reine 84
55. 42 1919: Strasbourg, the Sinfonia sacra, Symphonie antique, and ancient themes 85
56. 43 February 1919: Suite florentine, for Piano and Violin (or Flute) 86
57. 44 March 1919: Queen Marie of Romania visits Paris 87
58. 45 1919: La Maison de l’Institut à Londres and London Victory Parades 88
59. 46 Life at the Standishes 90
60. 47 1921: The American Conservatory at Fontainebleau 91
61. 48 1924: The plainsong restoration movement 93
62. 49 1926: Alfonso XIII and John D. Rockefeller, Associate Members of the Institut de France 94
63. 50 1928: The Leuven Library 95
64. 51 1929: Ignacy Paderewski at the Vatican 97
65. 52 1934: Farewell concert at Saint-Sulpice 98
66. Appendixes
67. 1 Birth record of Charles-Marie Widor, 1844 149
68. 2 Widor’s Diplôme de Bachelier ès Lettres, 1863 151
69. 3 Widor’s letter of appreciation to Jacques Lemmens, 1863 153
70. 4 Brussels Ducal Palace organ specification, 1861 155
71. 5 Widor’s certificate for Chevalier de l’Ordre du Christ, 1866 157
72. 6 “To Budapest,” 1893 159
73. 7 Widor’s travels to Russia and his 1903 passport 163
74. 8 Widor’s list of his works in 1894 165
75. 9 The Paris Conservatory organs, 1872 167
76. 10 Chronique [Widor’s appeal for an organ hall at the Paris Conservatory, 1895] 171
77. 11 Widor’s certificate for the Académie Royale, Brussels, 1908 175
78. 12 “Debussy & Rodin,” 1927 177
79. 13 The American Conservatory organ, Fontainebleau, 1925 181
80. 14 Letters concerning the Trocadéro organ restoration, 1926 183
81. Notes 185
82. Bibliography 255
83. Index 259