Talk:Charles-Marie Widor

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".. .French organ music, which had sunk to low heights during the 18th century..." I believe the century intended is the nineteenth, but I hesitate to polish this pearl. --Wetman 10:30, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

"Low heights" is an odd way of putting it, as well. Also the article makes no mention of Widor's considerable quantity of other music - stage, orchestral, chamber, piano, choral and songs. Mike wheeler 10:19, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

It does not give enough about his life story. I was pleased to read that he didn't like for the Toccata to be played at superspeed. I've got a version by Virgil Fox that sounds like he's trying to break the Guinness world record or run a fifty-yard dash to the goal line. That ain't the way they play it at Holy Trinity. --Bluejay Young 08:48, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

"Widor was pleased with the world-wide renown this single piece afforded him, but he was unhappy with how fast many other organists played it. Widor himself always played the Toccata rather deliberately. Many organists play it at speed whereas Widor preferred a more contolled articulation to be involved. He recorded the piece, along with his Symphony Gothique at St. Sulpice in his eighty-eighth year."

I should be grateful for evidence to support these claims. (Anon.)

"I remember well Widor making the record of his Toccata. It was in 1932, Widor was 88 years old, and his fingers were less than supple..." see reminiscences by W. L. Sumner, G. N. Skuce, Evan Rigby, Nigel Davison, H. F. Macklin, "The Widor Toccata" The Musical Times 105.1454 (April 1964), p. 277, and Stuart Duncan, Leonard Lazell, Eric Booth, George Fill "Widor's Toccata" The Musical Times 112.1535 (January 1971), p. 30 (both in JSTOR on-line texts). Gratitude not required.--Wetman 12:33, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

I've changed Widor's birthdate from February 24 to February 21. The former date can often be found, but is incorrect (as is the birth year 1845, also frequently found). February 21, 1844 is the correct date according to Widor's birth certificate, which still exists in his native town of Lyons. 82.230.232.194 14:16, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Crescendo Music Publications

The intent of the works listed is to provide the original publisher for each work. It may be worthwhile to mention CMP's rerelease of some of these works in a footnote or at some other appropriate place in the article, but it should not be mentioned in the works list. Random Pipings (talk) 14:16, 29 December 2007 (UTC)Random Pipings

[edit] Low Point of French Organ Music

While making my previous post on the talk page, I noted Wetman's concern about the use of the phrase "reached its low point in the 18th century". This is a valid concern; it would be more accurate to place the low point of French organ music in the 19th century, and the article has been changed to reflect this. Random Pipings (talk) 14:24, 29 December 2007 (UTC)Random Pipings