 His affection for his grandfather outshone anything he felt for his own parents.After being reclaimed by his parents in the late 1880s, in 1893 young Edgard was forced to relocate with them to Turin, Italy, in part, to live amongst his paternal relatives, since his father was of Italian descent.It was here that he had his first real musical lessons, with the long-time director of Turin's conservatory, Giovanni Bolzoni.