As indicated by the title, d'Indy took the principal theme from a folk song he heard at Périer overlooking the Cévennes mountains (hence the work's alternative name, Symphonie cévenole). Originally conceived as a fantaisie for piano and orchestra, the symphony is unusual in that it is scored for a prominent (but never dominant) piano part together with orchestra, and has acquired the label sinfonia concertante from some critics.

Original Name Symphonie sur un chant montagnard français
Date of composition 1886
Premiered 1887, March 20th (Concerts Lamoureux)
First published 1892 in Paris, France
Dedicated to Dedicated to Madame Marie-Léontine Bordes-Pène (Creator)
Type Symphony Concertante
Catalogue Op. 25
Approx. duration 26 minutes
Instruments Orchestra
Piano
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Autotranslations beta Vincent d'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25 "Symphonie cévenole"
Vincent d'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25 "Symphonie cévenole"
Vincent d’Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air, Op. 25 "Symphonie cévenole"