CH. M. Widor plays his own famous Toccata in 1932
Posted by: George J on 13 July 2014
A fascinating historical glimse of the famous French composer and organist playing his own most famous piece for HMV [Pathe Marconi] in 1932.
We faced with what may seem like an unusual tempo given the ever increasing speed with which modern virtuoso organists attack this war horse of a piece.
Widor makes it rather inviting at a much slower tempo than fashionable nowadays. Perhaps the composer had a valid view-point! That was rhetorical of course!
ATB from George