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WIDOR – Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.41 – CELLO AND ORCHESTRA

Other Identification:
Written in 1877. Premiered in 1882.
There appear to be discrepencies amongst Widor’s original manuscripts, between the orchestral score and the cello-piano reduction.
Charles-Marie Jean Albert Widor (1844–1937) was a French organist, composer and teacher, most notable for his ten organ symphonies. . At the age of 24 he was appointed assistant to Camille Saint-Saëns at Église de la Madeleine, Paris. Widor remained as organist at Saint-Sulpice for nearly 64 years, until the end of 1933. On 31st December 1933, at age 89, Widor retired from his position at Saint-Sulpice. Well known as a man of great culture and learning, Widor was made a chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur in 1892, named to the Institut de France in 1910, and was elected “Secrétaire perpetuel” (permanent secretary) of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1914.

Movements or sections:
3 movements:
Allegro
Andantino – Andante – Animato
Allegro vivace
Duration – about 30 minutes

Instrumentation:
Cello and full Orchestra.
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2 PDFs –
1 – Cello Soloist
2 – Piano reduction of the orchestral score

Approximate difficulty:
Quite difficult for the soloist, but not classed as ‘virtuoso’.

Dedicatee of this presentation (if applicable):
A Madame la Comtesse de Beaumont-Castries.

Links (Audio – Visual), and known performances given by:
Torleif Thedéen, cello and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates.

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