French Pianist Vincent Larderet Talks about Performing and Recording the Music of Florent Schmitt

To say that Vincent Larderet is one of the most accomplished of the younger generation of classical pianists would be an understatement. As a Steinway Artist, Mr. Larderet has attracted international recognition by virtue of the exceptional intensity of his performances and commercial recordings, praised by critics not only in his native France but also in Continental […]

Florent Schmitt and Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Friendship Over Five Decades

December 4, 2014 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Piano Music | tagged British Composers, Classical Music, Crepuscules, Delius, English Composers, Felix Aprahamian, Florent Schmitt, Frederick Delius, French Composers, French Music, Igor Stravinsky, Maurice Ravel, Parisian Music Scene, Ralph Vaughan Williams Society, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Ravel, Robin Barber, RVW Society, Schmitt, Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams, Vaughn Williams | 1 Comment

The cover story in the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society Journal, published in October 2014, focuses on the half-century friendship between the French composer Florent Schmitt and his English counterpart. The two composers were near contemporaries of one another — Schmitt was older by two years — and they died within mere days of each other in […]

Timpani’s world premiere recording of Florent Schmitt’s Le Petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil and Introït, récit et congé receives the prestigious Diapason d’Or Gold Award, along with universal critical acclaim.

December 1, 2014 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged American Record Guide, Diapason, Diapason d'Or, Fanfare, Florent Schmitt, Gil French, Henri Demarquette, Jacques Mercier, Lorraine National Orchestra, MusicWeb International, Paul Snook, Schmitt, Stephen Greenbank, Timpani | Leave a comment

Cellist Henri Demarquette, conductor Jacques Mercier and the Lorraine National Orchestra share in the honors. From the very moment Timpani’s world premiere recording of two orchestral works by Florent Schmitt appeared earlier this year, it was clear that this was no ordinary release. The recording features the ballet Le Petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil, composed in 1923 […]