3: Lasting Impressions As organist at the great church of St Sulpice in Paris, Widor was inspired by the grandeur of both the building and its ceremonies. Richard Langham Smith visits the church where Widor played for 63 years and also discovers how Vierne moved from a 19th- to a 20th-century musical style in his strikingly impressionistic Pièces de fantaisie.
Widor Marche pontificale (Symphony No 1)
Ben van Oosten (organ) Widor Mass
John Scott (organ)
BBC Singers/Simon Joly
Wldor Vivace (Piano Quartet in A minor)
Ames Piano Quartet
Vierne Nat'des; Fantomes (Pieces de fantaisie) Olivier Latry (organ)
Vierne Tendresses (12 Preludes)
Olivier Gardon (piano)