Charles-Marie Widor Volume 2
Cello Concerto, Symphony No. 2 & Les Pêcheurs de Saint-Jean (excerpts)
Torleif Thedéen (cello)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates
Yates and the RSNO are also compelling in the vigorous Second Symphony (1882), but the highlight of the disc is the Cello Concerto. Torleif Thedeen's warm-toned playing of the solo part deserves...
Charles-Marie Widor Volume 2
Cello Concerto, Symphony No. 2 & Les Pêcheurs de Saint-Jean (excerpts)
Torleif Thedéen (cello)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates
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Yates and the RSNO are also compelling in the vigorous Second Symphony (1882), but the highlight of the disc is the Cello Concerto. Torleif Thedeen's warm-toned playing of the solo part deserves...
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Charles-Marie Widor, best known for his organ music, composed prolifically in all forms. After the success of Dutton Epoch’s recording of Widor’s piano concertos (CDLX 7275), this second volume now explores his Second Symphony (1882) and Cello Concerto (1878). Swedish cellist Torleif Thedéen is the soloist in this major addition to the nineteenth century cello repertoire. Widor’s unfamiliar Second Symphony is notable for its vivid orchestral colouring and memorable invention, whilst three atmospheric preludes to his opera Les Pêcheurs de Saint-Jean (1905) complete this cherishable collection of French orchestral discoveries. World premiere recordings.
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September 2013
Yates and the RSNO are also compelling in the vigorous Second Symphony (1882), but the highlight of the disc is the Cello Concerto. Torleif Thedeen's warm-toned playing of the solo part deserves to be heard not only on disc but in the concert hall, too.
