French pianist Bruno Belthoise talks about keeping Florent Schmitt’s Une semaine du petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil (1912) part of his performing repertoire over the years.

December 10, 2017 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Chamber Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Piano Four-Hand Music, Piano Music | tagged Adolfo Rascon Carbajal, Antonio Rosado, Bruno Belthoise, CeDeCe, Claude Maillols, Claudio Carneyro, Fabien Gabel, Florent Schmitt Schmitt, Francesca Todesco, Francisco de Lacerda, French Composers, Hans Christian Andersen, Isadora Duncan, JoAnn Falletta, Joao Costa Ferreira, Julia Levien, Le Petit Elfe, Lisboa-Paris, Luiz Costa, Manoel de Oliveira, Reflets d'Allemagne, Saison France-Portugal, Schola Cantorum, Sergio Azevedo, Teresa Valente Pereira, Trio Pangea, Trois Rapsodies, Une semaine due petit elfe Ferme-loeil | Leave a comment

In 2013, one of the earliest interviews I conducted for the Florent Schmitt Website + Blog was with the French pianist Bruno Belthoise. I had discovered him from YouTube, where several movements of Florent Schmitt’s piano four-hand suite Une semaine du petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil, Opus 58 had been uploaded from a performance he gave at the […]

Finnish composer and music journalist Osmo Tapio Räihälä shares his experience of visiting the gravesite of Florent Schmitt in Paris (November 2017).

December 7, 2017 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Bagneux Cemetery, Cemetiere de Picpus, Find a Grave, Florent Schmitt, French Composers, Jonathan Darlington, Kate Mockler Jenkins, La Tragedie de Salome, Mel Bonis, Montmartre Cemetery, Orchestre de Paris, Osmo Tapio Raihala, Sakari Oramo, Schmitt, Stephane Abdallah | 3 Comments

Osmo Tapio Räihälä is one of Finland’s better-known composers of today. He has created music in many forms, from vocal and chamber pieces to large orchestral works. Mr. Räihälä’s highly active career includes fulfilling numerous composition commissions. His works have been performed by important European orchestras and ensembles, interpreted by leading artists such as the […]

Music critic Rob Barnett talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and its growing presence on recordings.

December 1, 2017 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Andre Navarra, Florent Schmitt, Gerard Schwarz, Introit, Introit recit et conge, Joseph Holbrooke, Len Mullenger, MusicWeb International, Psaume XLVII, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, Rob Barnett, Schmitt, Timpani Records, Tragedie de Salome, Tragedy of Salome | Leave a comment

Recently, the online magazine MusicWeb International published a feature article about the French recording label Timpani Records and its commitment to bringing out recordings of the music of Florent Schmitt. Encompassing a range of works including solo piano, chamber music, vocal and orchestral selections, this enterprising label has released six recordings devoted exclusively to Schmitt’s compositions — including several […]