Vidal, Paul-Antoine
(1863–1931)
Vidal, Paul-AntoineVidal, Paul-AntoinePaul-Antoine Vidal (B * TOULOUSE, 1863 – D † PARIS, 1931)Composer, pupil of Massenet (1842 – 1912) and Franck (1822 – 1890); Prix de Rome recipient in 1883, the year before Debussy's receipt of the Prix. On 8 January 1886 in Rome, Vidal and Debussy performed Liszt's (1811 – 1886) »Faust Symphony« (1854 / 57) at two pianos for Liszt himself, an after-dinner performance that Liszt apparently dozed through. The next day, they played Chabrier's (1841 – 1894)…