Experiencing Florent Schmitt’s Antony & Cleopatra (1920) and other orientalist masterpieces from France’s “Golden Age” of classical music live in concert: An eyewitness report from Paris.

June 19, 2018 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Aaron Merritt, Albert Roussel, Alexandre Dratwicki, Antoine et Cleopatre, Antony & Cleopatra, Charles Koechlin, d'Indy, Debussy, Edouard Foure Caul-Futy, Eric Butruille, Fabien Gabel, Florent Schmitt, Grand Salle Pierre Boulez, Istar, Jacques Dresa, Khamma, Orchestre de Paris, Padmavati, Palazzetto Bru Zane, Paris Philharmonie, Ravel, Schmitt, Vincent d'Indy | 1 Comment

American cellist Aaron Merritt and French arts administrator Eric Butruille traveled to the Philharmonie in Paris for the June 2018 event and were interviewed immediately thereafter. On June 9th and 10th, 2018, the Orchestre de Paris presented a program that must rank as one of the most interesting concerts of this year’s artistic season in the […]