Monday, April 1, 2024

TDCM: Week of April 1st Rushmore of Composers: France 2

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 


Mount Rushmore of Composers: France 2






Vincent d'Indy, 1851-1931

Charles-Marie Widor, 1844-1937

Jules Massenet, 1882-1971

Charles-Valentin Alkan, 1813-1888

Music



d'Indy's Symphony on a French Mountain Air








Widor's Symphony No. 3







Massenet's Orchestral Suite No. 1





d'Indy's Symphony No. 1




Widor's Fantasy for Piano






Massenet's Piano Concerto






Alkan's Grande Sonate 'Les Quatre Ages'







d'Indy's Diptyque méditerranéen






Widor's Organ Symphony No. 5







Massenet's Scènes alsaciennes







Alkan's Concerto for Solo Piano








d'Indy's Médée, Suite d'orchestre d'après la tragédie de Catulle Mendès







Widor's Suite for Flute and Piano






Massenet's Le Cid





Alkan's Symphony for Solo Piano