Widor: Pieces (4) for Piano Trio

Organist, composer, author, critic, teacher – Charles-Marie Widor was a man of many talents and extremely successful in all of these endeavors throughout his life. His organ works, especially the magnificently virtuosic toccata from the fifth sonata continue to enjoy the greatest popularity. On their latest release the musical discoverers of the Trio Parnassus introduce us to the superb quality of his chamber music, which today is almost entirely forgotten.

The trios composed by Chausson and Debussy were composed in consecutive years – 1880/1881 showcasing the development of this form during the French Romantic period. Each of the four brief character pieces by Widor reflects an individual emotional sound-scape.