Symphony for Organ No. 5
| Symphonie V | |
|---|---|
| Organ symphony by Charles-Marie Widor | |
The Cavaillé-Coll organ at the Trocadéro Palace, where the composer premiered his work | |
| Key | F minor |
| Opus | 42/1 |
| Composed | 1878–1879 |
| Performed | 19 October 1878: Paris |
| Movements | 5 |
The Symphony for Organ No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1, is an organ symphony composed by Charles-Marie Widor between 1878 and 1879, whilst he was the organist at Saint-Sulpice in Paris. It was first performed in public on 19 October 1879, when it was played by the composer at the city's Trocadéro Palace. Following its initial publication, Widor made changes to the work in four subsequent editions. The full symphony lasts for about 35 minutes, and was recorded by Widor in April 1932. The final movement, a toccata, is one of the most commonly-known and frequently recorded organ pieces, having come to widespread attention when it replaced Mendelssohn's Wedding March at the marriage of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960.