Widor, C.-M.: Cello Sonata / 3 Pieces / Vierne, L.: Cello Sonata (Bruns) (French Works for Cello and Piano, Vol. 1)

Featuring

Peter Bruns
Annegret Kuttner
Charles-Marie Widor
Louis Vierne

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Composer Biography

Louis Vierne, despite suffering from severely limited vision due to congenital cataracts and later glaucoma, learned composition, chamber music, and music history with great speed and willingness.

Recording & Production

The Widor Suite in E Minor, Op. 21, featured on this album, is a world premiere recording.

Composition History

Louis Vierne composed his Cello Sonata op. 27 in 1911, a period marked by significant personal misfortunes for him.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Upon taking his post at the Paris Conservatory, Charles-Marie Widor criticized the overemphasis on improvisation in French organ training, advocating for more focus on playing existing organ literature.

Composer Biography

Louis Vierne, another composer on this album, was a student of Charles-Marie Widor and later became his assistant at St. Sulpice and the Paris Conservatory.

Composer Biography

Charles-Marie Widor, a composer featured on this album, was appointed to lead the organ class at the Paris Conservatory in 1890, succeeding the beloved César Franck.

Performer Biography

Cellist Peter Bruns has performed in renowned venues worldwide, including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, and the Berlin Philharmonie, and teaches at the College of Music in Leipzig.