Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (died 1937)

Charles-Marie Widor

French organist and composer (1844–1937)

Charles-Marie-Jean-Albert Widor was a French organist, composer and teacher of the late Romantic era. As a composer he is known for his ten organ symphonies, especially the toccata of his fifth organ symphony, which is frequently played as recessional music at weddings and other…