from the orchestral repertoire of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, in particular including examples form French composers, such as Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Chabrier, Bizet, Fauré, Ravel, and Koechlin himself. Debussy chose Koechlin to complete the orchestration of his ballet Khamma. Koechlin completed this in 1913. Koechlin also wrote a number of smaller didactic works, as well as the life of Fauré mentioned above. Character Despite his lack of worldly success, Koechlin was apparently a loved and venerated figure in French music, with his long flowing beard contributing to his patriarchal image. Following his 1888 illness, the need to build up his strength led him to become an enthusiastic mountaineer, swimmer and tennis player. He was also an amateur astronomer and an accomplished photographer. He was one of the great nature-mystics among French composers, whose personal creed was pantheistic rather than Christian. Though never a member of the Communist Party he subscribed to its ideals, and in the later 1930s especially was much concerned with the idea of 'Music for the People'. Selected list of works Symphonies Symphony in A major (1893–1908, abandoned) Symphony No. 1, Op. 57bis (orchestral version, 1926, of String Quartet No. 2) The Seven Stars Symphony, Op. 132 (1933) Symphonie d’Hymnes (1936) [cycle of previously composed independent movements] Symphony No. 2, Op. 196 (1943–44) Symphonic poems La Forêt, Op. 25 (1897–1906) &, Op. 29 (1896–1907) Nuit de Walpurgis classique, Op. 38 (1901–1916) Soleil et danses dans la forêt, Op. 43 No. 1 (1908–11) Vers la plage lointaine, nocturne, Op. 43 No. 2 (1908–1916) Le Printemps, Op. 47 No. 1 (1908–11) L'Hiver, Op. 47 No. 2 (1908–10 orch 1916) Nuit de Juin, Op. 48 No. 1 (1908–11 orch 1916) Midi en Août, Op. 48 No. 2 (1908–11 orch 1916) La Course de printemps, Op. 95 (1908–25) (Jungle Book Cycle) Vers la Voûte étoilée, Op. 129 (1923–33) – poème symphonique sur un chant de C.M. Urner, Op. 130 (1933) La Méditation de Purun Bhaghat, Op. 159 (1936) (Jungle Book Cycle) La Cité nouvelle, rêve d’avenir, Op. 170 (1938; after H.G. Wells) La Loi de la Jungle, Op. 175 (1939–40) (Jungle Book Cycle) Les Bandar-log, Op. 176 (1939–40) (Jungle Book Cycle) Le Buisson ardent, Opp. 203 (1945) & 171 (1938) Le Docteur Fabricius, Op. 202 (1941–44, orch 1946) Other orchestral works En rêve, Op. 20 No. 1 (1896–1900) Au loin, Op. 20 No. 2 (1896–1900) L’Automne, symphonic suite, Op.