Alberic Magnard

Magnard opens his Third Symphony with widely spaced chords that return later in the work. The four movements include a scherzo titled Danses and a Pastorale introduced by the English horn. Contrapuntal writing gives...

Magnard's final symphony is a four-movement work completed shortly before the First World War. A substantial opening gives way to a scherzo-like Vif and a slower movement before the finale gathers the argument. Its...