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MusicWeb-International, Jens F. Laurson, June 2008
Volume 1 of d'Indy's orchestral works opens with the 1905 Jour d'été á la montagne (op.61), a musical day-trip in the Ardèches mountains that makes Debussy's more famous impressionist works pale in comparison. That strength of statement may be partly caused by the excitement of discovery - but only in part. After all, it is wonderful to hear fresh music of this quality without having to go back to the two or three all-too-familiar staples.
Finally, Souvenirs (op.62) is a twenty minute tribute to his evidently much beloved wife (and cousin) Isabelle, who died just after d'Indy returned from a trip to the United States. It's a tribute truly and audibly written with, as Germans would say, blood of the heart (Herzblut) - powerfully moving. Thus comes Wagner into play again - working around a constantly developed Leitmotiv that d'Indy took from an earlier work of his, the op.15 Poème des montagnes. It caps a terrific disc of superb music, excellently played and in very fine sound...
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Genre: Classical Music
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Release Date: 29-APR-2008
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Release Date: 29-APR-2008
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A German Composer in France?,
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Or perhaps a Russian? Of course, this guy was writing at the tail end of the Romantic Era, so maybe that's why it doesn't sound so... French? Somehow, the lightness and gaiety normally associated with French composers is absent here. Instead, you have the earthy, solid harmonies of more eastern composers. d'Indy is reminiscent of Strauss and Scriabin, not Fauré and certainly not Debussy.
This is music that runs much deeper than the painted surface, so it ought to be played with a seriousness that matches the richness of the texture. There is something to be said for Nordic musicians. The Lahti Symphony, for one, is turning out one incomparable recording after another. Here the Iceland Symphony under Rumon Gamba gives further proof to that conclusion. Beautiful playing to match beautiful compositions. If you, like me, are a fan of late nineteenth century romanticism as embodied by Mahler, Strauss and Scriabin, check out d'Indy. If you're already in the know about this lesser known French composer, give this recording a listen.
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Enjoyed hearing this most outstanding recording that was puchased through Amazon.com. Could not have been better. Sincerely, Leo Tiger
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