French Cello Sonatas: Boëllmann, Widor & d'Indy, Vol. 2

Featuring

Marina Tarasova
Ivan Sokolov
Léon Boëllmann
Charles-Marie Widor
Vincent d'Indy

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Compositional Technique

Vincent d'Indy's Sonata for Cello and Piano Op.84, written when he was over seventy, is structured like a Baroque suite, featuring movements such as an Entrée, Gavotte en Rondeau, Air, and Gigue.

Performer Biography

Ivan Sokolov, the pianist on this album, began composing at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, with one of his first compositions winning a festival in Moscow.

Composer Biography

Léon Boëllmann, a French composer, died at the young age of 35, which likely prevented him from achieving greater recognition.

Composer Biography

Léon Boëllmann, a French composer, moved to Paris after the Franco-Prussian War when his hometown of Ensisheim became part of Germany.

Performer Biography

Marina Tarasova, the cellist, is also the director of Santa, an organization dedicated to the rescue of stray animals, and has organized numerous charity concerts.

Performer Biography

Marina Tarasova, the cellist on this album, is an Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation and a laureate of the Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow.

Composition History

The premiere of Charles-Marie Widor's Cello Sonata Op.80 was performed by cellist Jules Lebeau and the composer himself on March 14, 1907, at the salon of Madame Max.