Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5

Featuring

Rumon Gamba
Louis Lortie
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Vincent d'Indy

Did you know?

1/7

Compositional Technique

The Symphonie sur un Chant montagnard français features a piano part that acts as an equal partner with the orchestra, rather than a virtuoso display concerto.

Composer's Artistic Vision

D'Indy, a fervent Roman Catholic and disciple of César Franck, carried on and developed his master's teaching methods at the Schola Cantorum, which he founded in 1894.

Composer Biography

Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931) was a composer, conductor, educationalist, and propagandist who significantly strengthened French musical culture.

Composer Biography

D'Indy's pupils at the Schola Cantorum included figures as diverse as Erik Satie and Albert Roussel.

Composer's Artistic Vision

D'Indy's compositional style was eclectic, drawing inspiration from his native Ardèche region and influenced by Beethoven, Wagner, Gregorian chant, and folk melodies.

Performer Biography

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra, established in 1950, has grown into an internationally renowned ensemble of eighty-five full-time musicians, funded by the Icelandic state and Reykjavík.

Composition History

D'Indy's Symphonie sur un Chant montagnard français, Op. 25, also known as the 'Symphonie cévenole', was composed in 1886 and is based on a folk melody he recorded himself.