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Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba D’Indy was a contemporary of Debussy and Ravel, and a pupil of César Franck. Fauré described him as ‘The
Samson of Music’ for his multifarious and generous-minded work as a composer, conductor, educator and
propagandist who greatly strengthened French musical culture.
Today the music of d’Indy is sadly neglected, which is why Chandos and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra have
decided to embark upon a series devoted to his orchestral works with conductor Rumon Gamba. With a style
essentially eclectic and strongly influenced above all by Beethoven and Wagner, d’Indy particularly excelled in
orchestral composition. He drew particular inspiration from his native region in southern France, and formed a
body of post-romantic works richly orchestrated, often inflected with folk-like melodies and employing Franck’s
well-known ‘cyclic method’.
The series begins with a programme of in part rarely performed works, including the outstanding Jour d’été à la
montagne, Op. 61, a work of d’Indy’s full maturity, composed in 1905. This cyclic three-part evocation of a day in
the Ardèche mountains is full of impressionistic details and orchestral nature painting, partly influenced by
Debussy but essentially classical in tonal structures. It is complemented by the early La Forêt enchantée, Op. 8 and
largely contemporaneous Souvenirs, Op. 62, which d’Indy composed as a memorial to his late wife. “The orchestra, under its music director Rumon Gamba, has no problem warming to the Ardèche summer's day so evocatively conjured up in d'Indy's tone poem Jour d'été à la montagne of 1905. And with some exceptional playing it delves deep into the Wagnerian world of La Forêt enchantée and explores the changing moods of Souvenirs. It is all aided by a sumptuous recording.” The Telegraph, 19th May 2008 “The rich orchestration in all three works is superbly realised by the excellent Iceland Symphony Orchestra unde Rumon Gamba and the state-of-the-art Chandos recording; definitely a key record of d'Indy's orchestral output. ” Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 “Most record lovers will be drawn primarily by Jour d'été à la montagne. Rumon Gamba, eliciting controlled and delicate playing from the orchestra in the other two works, does so again here.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 **** | 
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| |  | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Bizet: | La chanson du fou | Chabrier: | L'ile heureuse Villanelle des petits canards Les Cigales | Chausson: | Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19 7 Mélodies, Op. 2 | Eisler: | Spruch 2 Elegies Spruch 1939 Hotelzimmer 1942 Die Maske des Bösen Two Lieder after Pascal Fünf Hollywood-Elegien In der Frühe Hölderlin Die Landschaft des Exils Verfehlte Liebe Monolog des Horatio | Fauré: | 4 Songs, Op. 51 2 Songs, Op. 46 | Franck, C: | Le mariage des roses Roses et papillons Nocturne | Gounod: | Solitude | Hahn, R: | L'heure exquise | Indy: | Madrigal Lied maritime | Loewe, C: | Der gefangene Admiral op. 115 54 Gesammelte Lieder, Op. 9 2 Gedichte, Op. 61 3 Lieder Op. 103 2 Balladen, Op. 94 Der Asra, Op. 133 6 Hebräische Gesänge, Op. 13 4 Legenden, Op. 75 6 Hebräische Gesänge, Op. 5 3 Balladen, Op. 1 | Massenet: | Poème d'avril, Op. 14 | Pierné, G: | Serenade | Reimann, A: | 3 Poemi di Michelangelo | Saint-Saëns: | La cloche Clair de lune L'attente (Hugo) Le pas d'armes du roi Jean | Schubert: | An Schwager Kronos, D369 Hoffnung, D295 Auf der Donau, D553 (Mayrhofer) Der Strom, D565 (poet unknown) Der Wanderer, D649 (Friedrich von Schlegel) Strophe aus Die Gotter Greichenlands D677 Freiwilliges Versinken D700 (Mayrhofer) Der Zwerg, D771 (Collin) Wehmut, D772 (Collin) Totengräbers Heimwehe D842 (Craigher) Auf der Bruck, D853 Des Sängers Habe D832 (Schiechta) Am Fenster, D878 Fischerweise, D881 (Schlechta) Das Zugenglocklein D871 (Seidl) Der Kreuzzug D932 (Leitner) Des Fischers Liebesgluck, D933 (Leitner) Die Sterne, D939 (Leitner) Der Einsame, D800 Im Abendrot, D799 Schwanengesang, D957 | Schumann: | Lieder Op. 142 Drei Lieder aus Op. 127 Romanzen und Balladen Op. 45 Liederkreis, Op. 24 Dichterliebe, Op. 48 Myrten, Op. 25 Spanisches Liederspiel, Op. 74 Zwölf Gedichte von Justinus Kerner Op. 35 Liederkreis, Op. 39 | Shostakovich: | Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Op. 145a |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Full Texts & Translations Included "...nobody could surely have prophesied that the singer would become such a prodigious phenomenon with a colossal achievement on record, never before matched and unlikely to be repeated in the future.“ (Gramophone) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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I Cameristi Orchestra da Camera di Trento e Verona, Dini Diego Ciacci | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Hommage to Joseph Haydn
Manfred Wagner-Artzt (piano) The Hommage to Joseph Haydn consists of six piano pieces composed in 1909, commissioned to celebrate the anniversary of the 100th year of the composer’s death. The six composers are Hahn, Widor, d’Indy, Dukas, Ravel and Debussy. Coupled with five of the Haydn’s most wonderful sonatas, pianist Manfred Wagner-Artzt plays with a full command of the scores and an obvious affection and deep understanding of the music. |
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| |  | D'Indy: Symphonie Italienne - Piano Concerto
Brigitte Engerer (piano) Magali Mosnier (flute) Marc Coppey (cello) Orchestre de Bretagne, Lionel Bringuier “For the most, the disc's raison d'être will be the Triple Concerto, a real gem… running its three-movement course from Baroque to distilled Romantic to folk-dance in just over 20 minutes. …the orchestra sounds polished and energetic… under a conductor who is starting to make an international mark.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 ***** |
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| |  | Pierre Jamet & Son Quintette
Debussy: | Danses sacrée et profane Chamber Music Society Orchestra, Pierre Capdevielle Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp Gaston Crunelle (flute) & Georges Blanpain (viola) La fille aux cheveux de lin | Françaix: | Quintet for flute, string trio & harp Gaston Crunelle (flute), René Bas (violin), Georges Blanpain (viola) & Robert Krabansky (cello) | Indy: | Suite en parties, Op. 91 René Leroy (flute), René Bas (violin), Pierre Grout (viola) & Roger Boulmé (cello) | Mozart: | Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299 Gaston Crunelle (flute) Gustave Cloëz | Pierné, G: | Voyage au pays de tendre Gaston Crunelle (flute), Étienne Ginot (viola), Marcel Frecheville (cello), Louis Beydts (narrator) & René Bas (violin) Variations libres et Finale, Op. 51 René Leroy (flute), René Bas (violin), Pierre Grout (viola) & Roger Boulmé (cello) | Ravel: | Introduction & Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet Soloists of French Radio, Pierre Capdevielle | Roussel: | Sérénade for flute, string trio and harp, Op. 30 Gaston Crunelle (flute), René Bas (violin), Georges Blanpain (viola) & Robert Krabansky (cello) | Schmitt, F: | Suite en Rocaille René Leroy (flute), René Bas (violin), Pierre Grout (viola) & Roger Boulmé (cello) |
This charming double album pays tribute to a very French
institution - the Paris Instrumental Quintet, renamed
following World War Two after harpist Pierre Jamet. All the
works on the second disc were written for, or
commissioned by, the Quintet, and recorded soon after
their premières, so that this release is an important
historical document as well as a very civilised listening
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Soloists from Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra Francois Kerdoncuff (piano) | | Timpani - 1C1119 (CD) Normally: £13.99 (£11.91 ex. VAT) Special: £11.89 (£10.12 ex. VAT) |
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| |  | Vincent d’Indy - Piano Works Volume 2
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Vovka Ashkenazy (piano) Reykjavik Wind Quintet | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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"Vincent d’Indy’s keyboard works have been almost entirely neglecetd on disc, so this first volume of a
projected recording of his complete piano works is overdue. It has been beautifully produced, with a very
clear and well balanced recording…….Michael Schäfer plays with great commitment and refinement and it
is good that this repertoire is now available on disc." International Record Review, July/August 2007 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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