℗ 2020 Naxos
| Released | November 27, 2020 |
| Duration | 1h 20m 58s |
| Record Label | Naxos |
| Catalogue No. | 8.574207 |
| Genre | Classical (Solo Instrumental) |
Widor: Organ Symphonies, Vol. 4
Christian von Blohn
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Organ Symphony No. 8 in B Major, Op. 42 No. 4 (1901 Version)
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1.1
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I. Allegro risoluto
Charles-Marie Widor; Christian von Blohn |
10:26 | |||
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1.2
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II. Moderato cantabile
Charles-Marie Widor; Christian von Blohn |
7:03 | |||
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1.3
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III. Allegro
Charles-Marie Widor; Christian von Blohn |
5:09 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Variations. Andante
Charles-Marie Widor; Christian von Blohn |
12:07 | |||
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1.5
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V. Adagio
Charles-Marie Widor; Christian von Blohn |
9:08 | |||
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1.6
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VI. Finale. Tempo giusto
Charles-Marie Widor; Christian von Blohn |
6:43 | |||
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Organ Symphony No. 10 in D Major, Op. 73 "Romane'"
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1.7
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I. Moderato
Charles-Marie Widor; Christian von Blohn |
7:33 | |||
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1.8
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II. Choral. Adagio
Charles-Marie Widor; Christian von Blohn |
8:19 | |||
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1.9
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III. Cantilène. Lento
Charles-Marie Widor; Christian von Blohn |
5:03 | |||
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1.10
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IV. Finale. Allegro
Charles-Marie Widor; Christian von Blohn |
9:27 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Widor’s cycle of organ symphonies sits at the heart of his compositional achievement. They are vivid and innovative – none more so than Symphony No. 8 in B major, which takes performer and listener alike to the limits of the genre: its glittering sonorities, lyric intensity and technical power offer a tour-de-force of organ writing. The artfully woven Symphonie romane, the last of the ten, utilizes a Gregorian chorale in music of increasing splendor, melancholy and, finally, sublime peace.
Christian von Blohn graduated from the Musikakademie Saarbrücken in 1987 with a first-class degree in Church Music and also with a degree in Music Education, majoring in the organ. Since 1993, von Blohn has been deanery music director for the diocese of Speyer and currently provides musical supervision for the two St Ingbert parishes of St Hildegard and St Josef.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.89 -9.18 to -0.10 | -22.68 -26.80 to -18.22 | -20.55 -25.10 to -15.90 | 11 9 to 13 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro risoluto | -0.16 | -21.27 | -18.4 | 13 |
| 2 | II. Moderato cantabile | -9.18 | -25.48 | -24.8 | 9 |
| 3 | III. Allegro | -6.77 | -25.40 | -22.8 | 11 |
| 4 | IV. Variations. Andante | -0.82 | -18.78 | -16.8 | 10 |
| 5 | V. Adagio | -6.34 | -26.41 | -24.0 | 11 |
| 6 | VI. Finale. Tempo giusto | -1.01 | -19.52 | -16.5 | 11 |
| 7 | I. Moderato | -0.29 | -18.80 | -16.9 | 11 |
| 8 | II. Choral. Adagio | -7.03 | -26.08 | -24.3 | 11 |
| 9 | III. Cantilène. Lento | -7.24 | -26.80 | -25.1 | 10 |
| 10 | IV. Finale. Allegro | -0.10 | -18.22 | -15.9 | 11 |