Canon
Where to start with d'Indy
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralSymphonie sur un chant montagnard francais, op. 25, "Symphonie cevenole"
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Keyboard3 Romances sans paroles, op. 1
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ChamberCello Sonata, op. 84
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VocalDans mon pays, le rossignol y chante, for voice and piano
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StageFervaal, op. 40
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OrchestralIstar, op. 42
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OrchestralJour d'été à la montagne, symphonic triptych op. 61
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Keyboard6 Paraphrases sur des chansons enfantines de France, op. 95
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ChamberChansons et Danses for 7 wind instruments, op. 50
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OrchestralChoral varie, op. 55
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OrchestralChoral varié, for saxophone and orchestra, op. 55
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OrchestralConcerto in E flat major, for flute, cello, piano and strings, op. 89
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KeyboardContes de fées, suite, op. 86
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OrchestralDiptyque mediterraneen, op. 87
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KeyboardFantaisie pour piano sur un vieil air de ronde française, op. 99
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into d'Indy's catalogueMost Popular
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Symphony on a French Mountain Air (piano + orchestra)
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Istar (orchestral variations)
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Jour d\’été à la montagne
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Lied for cello and orchestra
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Choral varié Op. 55
Most Acclaimed
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String Quartet No. 3 in D-flat
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Symphony in B-flat Op. 57
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Piano Sonata in E major Op. 63
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Istar
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Violin Sonata in C major
Most Weird
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Istarorchestral variations that work BACKWARDS — the theme is heard only in the final variation, as Istar removes each veil until she appears naked before the underworld gods
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Fervaal (opera)a Druidic warrior transformed by Christian love — Wagnerian in scale and ambition
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Piano Sonata Op. 63cyclic form taken to its extreme — the finale contains all themes from all previous movements simultaneously
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La Légende de Saint-Christopheopera in the form of a moral mystery play — almost never performed
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Souvenirs (piano)tender late pieces that reveal a private side rarely heard in his work
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 48
- Orchestral
- ● Symphonie sur un chant montagnard francais, op. 25, "Symphonie cevenole"
- Istar, op. 42
- Jour d'été à la montagne, symphonic triptych op. 61
- Choral varie, op. 55
- Choral varié, for saxophone and orchestra, op. 55
- Concerto in E flat major, for flute, cello, piano and strings, op. 89
- Diptyque mediterraneen, op. 87
- Fantasy on French Folk Tunes, for oboe and orchestra, op. 31
- Karadec, op. 34
- Lied for Cello and Orchestra, op. 19
- Médée, incidental music and suite, op. 47
- Poème des Rivages, symphonic suite op. 77
- Saugefleurie, légende d'après un conte de Robert de Bonnières, op. 21
- Souvenirs, op. 62
- Symphony no. 1 in A, "Italienne"
- Symphony no. 2 in B flat major, op. 57
- Symphony on a French Mountain Air, for piano and orchestra, op. 25
- Tableaux de voyage, op. 36
- Wallenstein, 3 overtures op. 12
- Keyboard
- 3 Romances sans paroles, op. 1
- 6 Paraphrases sur des chansons enfantines de France, op. 95
- Contes de fées, suite, op. 86
- Fantaisie pour piano sur un vieil air de ronde française, op. 99
- Helvétia, 3 waltzes, op. 17
- Menuet Sur le Nom D'Haydn, op. 65
- Nocturne, op. 26
- Petite sonate dans la forme classique, op. 9
- Piano Sonata in E minor, op. 63
- Poème des Montagnes, op. 15
- Promenade, op. 27
- Quatre pièces, op. 16
- Schumanniana, op. 30
- Thème Varié, Fugue et Chanson, op. 85
- Chamber
- Cello Sonata, op. 84
- Chansons et Danses for 7 wind instruments, op. 50
- Piano Trio no. 1 in B flat major, op. 29
- Piano Trio no. 2, op. 98
- Quartet in A minor for Piano and Strings, op. 7
- Quintet in A minor for Piano and Strings, op. 81
- Sarabande et Minuet, op. 72
- Sextet in B flat major, for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos, op. 92
- String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 35
- String Quartet no. 2 in E major, op. 45
- String Quartet no. 3 in D flat major, op. 96
- Suite dans le style ancien in D major, for trumpet, 2 flutes and string quintet, op. 24
- Suite, for flute and ensemble, op. 91
- Vocal
- Dans mon pays, le rossignol y chante, for voice and piano
- Stage
- Fervaal, op. 40