SUPERANNO Renowned organist, composer, and Paris Conservatory professor, Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) was a leading figure of the French Romantic organ school. In Widor on Organ Performance Practice and Technique, John Near translates for the first time all the statements from Widor's Bach Preface that reflect his distinctive and influential approach to performance style and artistic awareness. Correlative source material that clarifies and augments these passages is included after the translations.