Episode 4
Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931): 4/5. How d'Indy's music school nearly went bust, but managed to stay afloat thanks to his titanic efforts. Then tragedy struck his family.
Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931)
4/5. Donald Macleod explains how d'Indy's music school, the Schola Cantorum, nearly went bust, but stayed afloat thanks to his titanic efforts. Personal tragedy struck when his wife Isabelle died from a brain haemorrhage 鈥� his orchestral work Souvenirs became a moving tribute to her.
Sonata in C for piano and violin, Op 59 (1st mvt)
Marietta Kratz (violin)
Caroline Weichert (piano)
Souvenirs, Op 62
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Theodor Guschlbauer (conductor)
Sonata in E for piano, Op 63 (2nd mvt)
Michael Schafer (piano)
Symphony No 3, Op 70 (Sinfonia Brevis - de Bello Gallico) (1st mvt)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Theodor Guschlbauer (conductor).
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