Symphonie pour orgue et orchestre, opus 42(bis) / Charles-Marie Widor ; edited by John R. Near.

Format:

Musical score

Author/Creator:

Widor, Charles-Marie, 1844-1937, composer.

Contributor:

Near, John Richard, editor.

Series:

Recent researches in the music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries ; 33.

Recent researches in Music Online. 2577-4573.

Recent researches in the music of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries ; 33

Recent researches in Music Online, 2577-4573

Standardized Title:

Symphonies, organ, orchestra, op. 42, G minor

Language:

English

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

Symphonies (Organ with orchestra)--Scores and parts (solo).

Symphonies (Organ with orchestra).

Genre:

Symphonies.

Scores.

Parts (Music)

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 score (xv, 126 pages, 6 pages of plates)) : facsimiles + 1 part (40 pages).

Place of Publication:

Middleton, Wisconsin : A-R Editions, Inc., 2019.

Summary:

"The Symphonie pour orgue et orchestre, opus 42[bis] has had spectacular moments in its history. In 1880, the future king of England, Edward VII, requested that Widor compose a grand work for organ and orchestra to be performed in London's Royal Albert Hall. The American premiere in 1919, with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski and the great Wanamaker organ, drew some 12,000 auditors. Using movements from his second and sixth symphonies for solo organ as the basis, Widor created a masterpiece that launched a renaissance in the organ/orchestra combination. This premiere edition is based on Widor's autograph manuscript as well as copies that he had made and which carry emendations and corrections in his own hand. The introduction details the Symphonie's origin, manuscript sources, revisions, early performances, and includes performance guidelines. Published in full score with separate organ part (and orchestral parts available by request), the edition reintroduces this legendary tour de force to the repertory for organ and orchestra." -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Arranged by the composer from 3 movements of his symphonies for organ: the 1st and 3rd movements from no. 6 (op. 42, no. 2), the 2nd movement from no. 2 (op. 13, no. 2).

Edited principally from the incomplete holograph in the Bibliothèque nationale, Paris (Ms. 18135), and other mss.

Editorial notes and performance suggestions on p. vii-xv; critical notes on p. 115-126.

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource (A-R Editions, viewed October 29, 2019).

OCLC:

1125952695

Publisher Number:

N033 A-R Editions, Inc. (score)

N033P A-R Editions, Inc. (parts)