Symphony No. 6 is probably one of Widor’s best known. Its structured architecture, the strength of its themes in the first movement and particularly in the finale give it a “Schumannian” character. It was actually composed a few months before n° 5, premiered by Widor in 1878 and both symphonies were first published in 1879. A new edition appeared in 1887, without any revision, also including the newly composed symphonies No. 7 and No. 8, as well as revised versions of the four symphonies of Op. 13.

Op. 13 and Op. 42 (symphonies No. I-VIII) then underwent numerous revisions throughout Widor’s lifetime and were the subject of several successive editions (1888-1892, 1900-1901, 1911, 1920, 1928-1929). It is the text of the last edition that is used here (Leduc, ~1929).

Content/Inhalt:

p. 1 : I – Allegro
p. 8 : II – Adagio
p. 10 : III – Intermezzo
p. 16 : IV – Cantabile
p. 20 : V – Finale