L'étranger; action musicale en deux actes by Vincent D' 1851-1931 Indy

Paris: A. Durand et Fils [PN D. & F. 5981], 1902. Large octavo. Quarter black textured cloth with marbled boards, marbled endpapers. 1f. (recto blank, verso frontispiece by J.M. Sert dated 1902), 1f. (recto title, verso limitation statement), 1f. (recto cast list printed in red and black, verso notes on first performance and named cast list), 1f. (recto index, verso description of movements), 200 pp. Named cast includes Claire Friché, Henri Albers, Henner, Rival, J. Sereno, Dalmée, Dratz-Barat, Brass, Tourjane, Colseau, Disy, Cotreuil, and Durand. Spine lacking, reinforced with paper tape. Horizontal tear to upper margin of p. 69. First Edition. L'Etranger, to the composer's own libretto, was first performed in Brussels at the Théâtre de la Monnaie on January 7, 1903. "There is much of d'Indy himself in the humanitarian and deeply religious Stranger, and he somehow managed through his consummate technique to weld L'étranger into a convincing whole, which is remarkable for its lightness of… Read More

Paris: J. Hamelle [PN J. 2438 H.], 1902. Large octavo. Half dark green cloth with brown paper boards, original publisher's printed upper wrapper laid down to upper. [1] (title), 2 (contents and cast list), 3-215, [i] (blank) pp. Boards somewhat worn, rubbed, and bumped; upper wrapper trimmed. Former owner's signature ("Déry Pál"), label, and small publisher's oval handstamp to title. First Edition. "[Indy's] famed veneration for Beethoven and Franck has unfortunately obscured the individual character of his own compositions, particularly his fine orchestral pieces descriptive of southern France. As a teacher his influence was enormous and wideranging, with benefits for French music far outweighing the charges of dogmatism and political intolerance." Robert Orledge and Andrew Thomson in Grove Music Online.