Vincent d'Indy: Istar Variations ("Making a Masterpiece")

French composer Vincent D'Indy's brilliant programmatic Variations, a meticulously designed masterpiece that parallels the exotic Babylonian legend of the goddess Istar and the 7 mystical portals.
Follow her journey through the underworld as she is gradually revealed----in all her musical glory.

{Complete playthrough begins at 59:06}