Symphonie III - Final Uploaded by: Glebe Composer: Vierne, Louis Organ: Caen - St. Etienne Cavaillé Coll Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 973
Mattheus-Final from Bach's Memento Uploaded by: takatsa Composer: Widor, Charles-Marie Organ: Walcker Organ from Miskolc Catholic Church Software: Hauptwerk IV Views: 454
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