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Composers of the Week: Widor and Vierne

BBC Radio 3
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5: Hidden Depths
Richard Langham Smith looks below the surface of Vierne's music to find a dark passion stirred up by his unhappy personal life. And even Widor's famous
Toccata reveals a greater complexity and considerably more revisions than are apparent.
Vierne Piano Quintet (Poco lento moderato)
Jean Hubeau (piano) Quatuor Viotti Les Angelus
Anne Richards (soprano) Colin Walsh (organ) Marche triomphale
Patrick Delabre (organ) Guy Touvron Brass
Ensemble/Francis Bardot Au splendide mois de mai; Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra Olivier Gardon (piano) Widor
Toccata (Symphony No 5) The Composer (organ)

Contributors

Unknown:
Richard Langham Smith
Piano:
Jean Hubeau
Piano:
Quatuor Viotti
Soprano:
Anne Richards
Soprano:
Colin Walsh
Unknown:
Patrick Delabre
Unknown:
Guy Touvron Brass
Source: Radio Times

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