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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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" |