Finale brillante Uploaded by: calatubo Composer: Luigi Bottazzo (1845-1924) Organ: Notre Dame de Metz Mutin/Cavaillé-Coll Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 725
Festival Finale Uploaded by: swiberg Composer: Archer, Malcolm Organ: Laurenskerk - Main Organ - 1973 Marcussen & Son Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 259
For a 200th upload (10 times less than David !) let's go good old - and somewhat bombastic - French symphonic music :-)
Guilmant First sonata was first written as a symphony for organ and orchestra. That explains the 3 parts chords at the pedal near the end of the final, to compensate the absence of an orchestra ; the organ part with orchestra has only usual octaves at the same bars.
This Final is a kind of a toccata, alternating with a choral-like theme (like in Dubois' or La Tombelle' toccatas of the same period).
I took a tempo probably too fast for my fingers, but I "see" this piece as primarily stormy rather than majestic. But, if you want, you can find professional quality versions previously uploaded, for instance
by Aarnoud http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/24076
or by Grandjeux http://www.contrebombarde.com/concerthall/music/17132