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Widor, Charles-Marie: Organ Symphony Number 4; Alexandre Guilmant: Organ Sonata Number 1; Jean Roger-Ducasse: Pastorale in F. Joseph Nolan, performing on the organ at St. Ouen, Rouen, France.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)

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Widor, Charles-Marie: Organ Symphony Number 4; Alexandre Guilmant: Organ Sonata Number 1; Jean Roger-Ducasse: Pastorale in F. Joseph Nolan, performing on the organ at St. Ouen, Rouen, France. Recorded in 2003. Engineer not listed. ASV 1175.

The "symphony" nomenclature notwithstanding, the Widor piece that highlights this release is for organ only. Although a bit turgid sounding if one's idea of good organ music begins with Bach and ends with Mendelssohn, the compositions by all three of these individuals are often exciting to listen to. The sense of space is huge (probably too huge for some listeners), with plenty of recorded reverb.

My only beef with the technical ...

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