Centaur Records
Soirs d’ete
$15.99
Details
- Composer
- Victor Hugo, Anonymous, D. Marval, Charles-Marie Widor
- Artist
- Rebecca Hays, Jamie Van Eyck, Jeffrey Peterson, Auguste Dorchain
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Centaur Records
- Released
- Apr 03, 2026
- Catalog #
- CRC4165
- UPC
- 044747416526
About
Widor is a composer best known for writing the thunderous organ symphonies that echoed throughout the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris, where Widor was organist for over 60 years. His famous Toccata for organ continues to be a favorite piece at weddings and concert halls around the world. We share this album in order to shine a light on a quieter, more intimate side of Widor, as a composer of French solo songs and duets for voice and piano. In these songs, Widor let's go of the grandiose sounds of the cathedral organ and offers delicate, expressive meditations on human emotion, poetry, and connection. In this spirit, we invite you to join us in hearing these rarely performed and little-known works: Six duos-six duets for soprano and contralto, and Soirs d'été-eight solo songs set to the poetry of Paul Bourget.
Tracklist 14 tracks
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1 No. 1. Quand j'aimais 01:05
- Track
- 1
- Title
- No. 1. Quand j'aimais
- Duration
- 01:05
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jeffry Peterson
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2 No. 2. Silence ineffable de l'heure 02:44
- Track
- 2
- Title
- No. 2. Silence ineffable de l'heure
- Duration
- 02:44
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jeffry Peterson
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3 No. 3. Brise du soir 02:46
- Track
- 3
- Title
- No. 3. Brise du soir
- Duration
- 02:46
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jeffry Peterson
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4 No. 4. L'âme des lys 02:03
- Track
- 4
- Title
- No. 4. L'âme des lys
- Duration
- 02:03
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jeffry Peterson
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5 No. 5. Près d'un étang 02:30
- Track
- 5
- Title
- No. 5. Près d'un étang
- Duration
- 02:30
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jeffry Peterson
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6 No. 6. Le soir et la douleur 04:19
- Track
- 6
- Title
- No. 6. Le soir et la douleur
- Duration
- 04:19
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jeffry Peterson
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7 No. 7. Cœur gai, cœur triste 02:34
- Track
- 7
- Title
- No. 7. Cœur gai, cœur triste
- Duration
- 02:34
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jeffry Peterson
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8 No. 8. Pourquoi? 03:40
- Track
- 8
- Title
- No. 8. Pourquoi?
- Duration
- 03:40
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jeffry Peterson
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9 No. 1. J'étais seul près des flots 03:30
- Track
- 9
- Title
- No. 1. J'étais seul près des flots
- Duration
- 03:30
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jamie Van Eyck, Jeffry Peterson
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10 No. 2. Je ne croyais pas au bonheur 01:43
- Track
- 10
- Title
- No. 2. Je ne croyais pas au bonheur
- Duration
- 01:43
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jamie Van Eyck, Jeffry Peterson
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11 No. 1. Nocturne 03:40
- Track
- 11
- Title
- No. 1. Nocturne
- Duration
- 03:40
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jamie Van Eyck, Jeffry Peterson
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12 No. 2. Qu'un songe au ciel m'enlève 03:48
- Track
- 12
- Title
- No. 2. Qu'un songe au ciel m'enlève
- Duration
- 03:48
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jamie Van Eyck, Jeffry Peterson
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13 No. 1. L'hiver 03:51
- Track
- 13
- Title
- No. 1. L'hiver
- Duration
- 03:51
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jamie Van Eyck, Jeffry Peterson
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14 No. 2. Guitare 02:41
- Track
- 14
- Title
- No. 2. Guitare
- Duration
- 02:41
- Composer
- Charles-Marie Widor
- Performer
- Rebecca Wascoe Hays, Jamie Van Eyck, Jeffry Peterson