Composer of the Week

Vincent d'Indy (1851-1931) Donald Macleod explores the music and life of a man who is not a household name nowadays, but in his own time was celebrated for his composing and was a hugely influential musical educator. 1/5. The young d'Indy defends Paris, meets Liszt, studies with Franck and comes under the spell of Wagner. Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 7 (Allegro vivo) Marietta Kratz (violin) Thomas Open (viola) Bernhard Gmelin (cello) Caroline Weichert (piano) La mort de Wallenstein, Op 12 No 3 (Wallenstein - three symphonic overtures after Schiller) Orchestra Philharmonique des Pays de Loire Pierre Dervaux (conductor) Petite sonate dans la forme classique for piano, Op 9 (1st mvt) Michael Schafer (piano) Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français in G, Op 25 (excerpts) Catherine Collard (piano) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Marek Janowski (conductor).