BBC Symphony Orchestra
(Leader, Paul Beard )
Conducted by Constant Lambert
Part 1
The music of Alberic Magnard is a true expression of his own character, deeply serious, almost stern. Born in Paris in 1865, he studied for a time with Massenet but soon turned to Vincent d'Indy, whose ideals he found far more sympathetic. In September 1914 he fired on the invading Germans from the window of his house at Baron, Oise; they retaliated by killing him and burning the house. His Third Symphony, written in 1896, was first performed in Paris in 1906, and in this country in 1936, when it was conducted by Constant Lambert. H.R.