Widor: A Life Beyond the Toccata (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781580469593)

Brings to light the life and work of one of France's most distinguished musicians in the most complete biography in any language of Charles-Marie Widor.

Widor: A Life beyond the Toccata brings to light the life and work of one of France's most distinguished musicians in the most complete biography in any language of Charles-Marie Widor. He is considered one of the greatestorganists of his time, a prolific composer in nearly every genre, professor of organ and composition at the Paris Conservatory, academician and administrator at the Institute of France, journalist, conductor, music editor, scholar, correspondent, inspired visionary, and man of deep culture.
An appendix constitutes the most complete listing ever compiled of Widor's oeuvre. Each work is dated as accurately as possible and includes the publisher, platenumber, dedicatee, and relevant commentary. Another appendix lists Widor's complete published writings, other than the scores of press reviews he penned over several decades.
Widor: A Life beyond the Toccata illuminates the life and work of one of France's most distinguished yet neglected musicians of the belle 駱oque.

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

Author: John R. Near
ISBN-10: 1580469590
ISBN-13: 9781580469593
Publisher: University of Rochester Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2019
Pages: 614
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.30d