Daniel Grimwood: Charles-Marie Widor: Piano Music - Daniel Grimwood - COMPACT DISCS

Daniel Grimwood: Charles-Marie Widor: Piano Music - Daniel Grimwood - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Charles-Marie Widor: Piano Music - Daniel Grimwood

Artist:

Daniel Grimwood

Label:

Danacord Records

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

5709499100806

Genre:

Classical Artists

Release Date:

2026-07-17

Number of Discs:

1

Rare virtuosic piano music by French WidorWidor composed for stage, voice, orchestra, chamber ensemble, and, most famously, organ. When a composer's primary mode of expression is the king of instruments, a certain austerity can attach itself to their reputation and this is arguably the case with the popular view of Widor, because hardly any composers are simultaneously so famous and so unknown. Were it not for John R. Near, the writer of Widor's only definitive biography, who first made me aware of Widor's solo piano music, it is likely I would never have encountered it. The piano works show aspects of Widor's art less present in his seminal cycle of ten Organ Symphonies, which bear the weight of his considerable intellect and erudition; writing for piano Widor seems able to explore other, more fanciful aspects of his nature, and our understanding of this great composer is enriched by it. I have tried to select works which represent the great variety of styles to be found in his solo piano music.

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