Most pieces on this album are arrangements of songs and piano pieces by Mats Lidström, the cellist, specifically made for this recording.
Performer Biography
Mats Lidström, the cellist, is a member of the Royal Academy of Music and is attached to Oxford University through his solo cello position with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra and Soloists.
Performer Biography
Leif Kaner-Lidström, the pianist, is a classically trained pianist also deeply involved in the UK jazz scene and a member of the boundary-pushing Levitation Orchestra.
Cultural Impact
Saint-Saëns's 'Le cygne' ('The Swan') became an iconic cello piece, and its popularity led to it being published in dozens of versions and even adapted into a song and a Hollywood musical.
Album & Artwork
This album, titled 'Swans', is a compilation of pieces celebrating the great composer Camille Saint-Saëns, originally intended to mark the centenary of his death in 1921.
Interpretation
When arranging songs for cello, Mats Lidström elaborates and expands on the narrative to make the listener believe the piece was originally written for cello.
Composer Biography
Camille Saint-Saëns, a leading French composer, was a child prodigy whose gifts were compared to Mozart's, writing his first symphony at age seventeen.
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