Autobiographical Recollections of Charles-Marie Widor

John R Near

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Autobiographical Recollections of Charles-Marie Widor

John R Near
Edited by: John R Near
Preface by: Rollin Smith

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2024

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Volume 195 | Eastman Studies in Music

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The last of the Romantics, Widor narrated his recollections in 1936, bringing to life his diverse experiences from the time of Louis Philippe to the cusp of World War II.

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JOHN R. NEAR is Professor Emeritus of Music at Principia College, Elsah, IL.Near John R :

JOHN R. NEAR is Professor Emeritus of Music at Principia College, Elsah, IL.

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Widor's capacious mind so abounded in anecdotes which sometimes dated back to France's Second Republic (1848-1851), and his career had introduced him to so many notabilities...that he merely needed to keep talking to remain interesting...Professor Near's endnotes...cause him to shine among modern scholars.

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

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eBook published on:

May 14, 2024

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9781805432920

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University of Rochester Press

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240

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62 b/w illus.

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781805432920

eBook ISBN: 9781805432920

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Romantics; Organ symphonies; Saint-Sulpice; Organist; Cavaillé-Coll; Romantic era; Organ Toccata; Academy of Fine Arts

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Professional and scholarly;

Autobiographical Recollections of Charles-Marie Widor

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