Leon Boellmann:
Variations symphoniques, Op. 23

Camille Saint-Saens:
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor Op. 33, R. 193
The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125 - XIII. The Swan (Le cygne)

Gabriel Faure:
Élégie, Op. 24

Edouard Lalo:
Cello Concerto in D Minor

For more than two centuries, the Paris Conservatoire has maintained a glorious cello tradition, which since 2003 has been upheld by Marc Coppey. As a tribute to the spirit of his predecessors, he now presents three of the most famous nineteenth century cello concertos by Camille Saint-Saëns, Édouard Lalo and Léon Boëllmann, all united on one album.

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Recording: Salle Erasme, Palais de la Musique et des Congres, Strasbourg, April 20 - 23, 2021. Marc Coppey performs on a rare cello by Matteo Goffriller (Venice, 1711), the “Van Wilgenburg”.