Thies Roorda & Alessandro Soccorsi - Widor: Complete Works for Woodwind (2017)

Charles Widor’s musical life covered around 75 years of French cultural history. His organ symphonies helped to blow spectacular new life into an instrument that had become sorely neglected, and it was in salons such as that of the organ builder Cavaille-Coll that his chamber music was first welcomed with enthusiasm. Widor went on to work with leading players of his day, composing audition showpieces such as the Introduction et Rondo, the recently rediscovered and popular Serenade with its rich harmonium sonorities, and the Suite, Op. 34 that far transcends the salon genre in its character and range.

TRACKLIST

01. Suite florentine (Arr. R. de Reede for Flute & Piano): I. Cantilena
02. Suite florentine (Arr. R. de Reede for Flute & Piano): II. Alle Cascine
03. Suite florentine (Arr. R. de Reede for Flute & Piano): III. Morbidezza
04. Suite florentine (Arr. R. de Reede for Flute & Piano): IV. Tragica
05. Introduction et rondo, Op. 72
06. Flute Suite, Op. 34: I. Moderato
07. Flute Suite, Op. 34: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
08. Flute Suite, Op. 34: III. Romance. Andantino
09. Flute Suite, Op. 34: IV. Final. Vivace
10. 3 Pièces (Arr. A. Rey for Oboe & Piano): No. 1, Pavane [Arr. from "Air en style ancien"]
11. 3 Pièces (Arr. A. Rey for Oboe & Piano): No. 2, Élégie [Arr. from "Organ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 13 No. 1: VI. Méditation"]
12. 3 Pièces (Arr. A. Rey for Oboe & Piano): No. 3, Pastorale [Arr. from "Organ Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 13 No. 2: II. Pastorale"]
13. Flute Suite, Op. 34: IV. Final. Vivace (1877 Version)
14. Sérénade, Op. 10