ENTIRE WIDOR 5th at ST SULPICE

Well here’s a treat: the entire Widor 5th Organ Symphony, played on Widor’s own organ at St. Sulpice de Paris by the new titular organist, Karol Mossakowski. Go to 52:30 for the beginning of the symphony:

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That was a wonderful, grand performance, esp. on the original organ… and what a great sound in the beautiful cathedral setting. Artificial intelligence and robots can never replace it.

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It’s such a grand masterpiece, it, and the 4th, 6th, 8th, and 9th (Gothique). He sure knew how to compose in the “grand style.”

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Amazing performance, music and video production quality as well!