François-Clément Théodore Dubois (24 August 1837 – 11 June 1924) was a French composer, organist and musicteacher. His music  includes ballets, oratorios and three symphonies, he wrote many religious works, and had considerable hopes for a successful career on the operatic stage. This Concerto-capriccioso of 1876 seems like a preliminary study in the style of such composers as Weber and Mendelssohn, whereas the highly Romantic Concerto in F minor (1897) is reminiscent of Saint-Saens. On this album French pianist Tiberghien is accompanied by Andrew Manze and the BBC Scottish Symphony in three works by Théodore Dubois that present a captivating panorama of the composer’s stylistic evolution.

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