Charles-Marie Widor - Cello Concerto, Op. 41 (1877)
Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor (21 February 1844 - 12 March 1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher, most notable for his ten organ symphonies.
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Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 41 (1877)
Dedication: A Madame la Comtesse de Beaumont-Castries
1. Allegro (0:00)
2. Andante (10:39)
3. Finale: Allegro vivace (16:09)
Torleif Thedéen, cello and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates
In 1890, upon the death of César Franck, Widor succeeded him as organ professor at the Paris Conservatoire. The class he inherited was initially stunned by this new teacher, who suddenly demanded a formidable technique and a knowledge of J. S. Bach's organ works as prerequisites to effective improvisation. Later (1896), he gave up this post to become composition professor at the same institution. Widor had several students in Paris who were to become famous composers and organists in their own right, most notably the aforementioned Dupré, Louis Vierne, Charles Tournemire, Darius Milhaud, Alexander Schreiner, Edgard Varèse, and the Canadian Henri Gagnon. Albert Schweitzer also studied with Widor, mainly from 1899; master and pupil later collaborated on an annotated edition of J. S. Bach's organ works published in 1912-1914. Widor, whose own master Lemmens was an important Bach exponent, encouraged Schweitzer's theological exploration of Bach's music.
Among the leading organ recitalists of his time, Widor visited many different nations in this capacity, including Russia, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Poland and Switzerland. In addition, he participated in the inaugural concerts of many of Cavaillé-Coll's greatest instruments, notably Notre-Dame de Paris, Saint-Germain-des-Près, the Trocadéro and Saint-Ouen de Rouen.
Well known as a man of great culture and learning, Widor was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1892, and reached the rank of a Grand-Officier de la Légion d'honneur in 1933. He was named to the Institut de France in 1910, and was elected "Secrétaire perpetuel" (permanent secretary) of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1914, succeeding Henry Roujon.
In 1921, Widor founded the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau with Francis-Louis Casadesus. He was the director until 1934, when he was succeeded by Maurice Ravel. His close friend, Isidor Philipp gave piano lessons there, and Nadia Boulanger taught an entire generation of new composers.
At the age of 76, Widor married Mathilde de Montesquiou-Fézensac on 26 April 1920 at Charchigné. The 36-year-old Mathilde was a member of one of the oldest and most prominent families of Europe. They had no children; she died in 1960.
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Since Widor is most known for his Organ music.....I never knew how lush his orchestration is.
I'm always happy to hear Widor's non-organ music, which is so unjustly ignored. He was a master composer in any genre.
Thank you very much for uploading this wonderful concerto! I was playing it when I was a student and I enjoyed it so much! Some parts may seem strange, but I regret so much that it's not played widely. The ending of the first mouvement is my favourite, after such joyful and bright episode with long trill, leading to climax, this sudden minor tragic coda is so unexpected and just amazing! The second mouvement is such gorgeous and dreamy, but the finale! The finale is absolutely stunning! So many beautiful melodies, so much contrast to beetwen episodes. Though I'm a grown man, the coda of finale always bring tears to my eyes, it's beautiful beyond borders. Maybe some people would find this concerto quite primitive and strange, but I love it with all my heart, and this music gives meet such joy and pleasure, that I regret that it's not played at all in concert hall. I would like to listen to it live so much instead of Dvorak, Schumann or Haydn.
I discovered this piece recently and, my goodness, is it gorgeous! It has some truly ravishing melodies that would make any composer jealous. Clearly Widor was a talented composer of far more than just solo organ music. Perhaps this work is not more popular because it is primarily lyrical as opposed to virtuosic, but that’s no excuse for it to not be in the standard cello repertoire!
Voilà une belle découverte, en dehors du répertoire connu de Widor. Merci beaucoup.
Grande découverte pour moi, j'adore !!!
What an interesting piece. Never heard it before and I have over 400 cello concertos in my collection. It’s not very concerto like musical material but the more interesting for that!
No idea he'd written one - thank you !
Yet another broken metronome! Lovely and satisfying music. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful upload. Thank you
Wunderschöne und lyrische Interpretation dieses romantischen und fein komponierten Konzerts mit mildem doch gut phrasiertem Ton des technisch perfekten Solocellos sowie gut harmonisierten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen der anderen Instrumente. Der zweite Satz klingt besonders schön und echt lyrisch. Der intelligente und geniale Dirigent leitet das perfekt trainierte Orchester im angemessenen Tempo und mit sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Alles ist bewundernswert!
The instrumental music by Widor is often more interesting and original than his organ works. Hre knew instrument writing very well: in 1904, he wrote ans instrumentation treatise. This cello concerto is very beautiful, and his piano/cello sonata is even more moving.
Ah, despite all his talk about Bach, he was a romanticist at heat!
Nous on pense qu'il faut que Widor dure
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Mouarffff !!!!