Famed musician and educator Nadia Boulanger’s perceptive description of French composer Florent Schmitt’s artistry (1925).

December 1, 2023 · by Phillip Nones | in Composers, French Composers | tagged Alexandre Guilmant, Andre Gedalge, Antoine et Cleopatre, Arthur Judson, Christopher Hill, Ecole Normale de Musique, Ernest Boulanger, Faure, Florent Schmitt, Fontainebleau School of Music, Gabriel Faure, Lectures on Modern Music, Lili Boulanger, Louis Vierne, Nadia Boulanger, Piano Quintet, Reves, Rice Institute, Rice University, Schmitt, Walter Damrosch | 2 Comments

Boulanger’s remarks were made as part of her Lectures on Modern Music presented at Rice University in Houston, Texas (January 1925). In the world of classical music composition, Nadia Boulanger is universally acknowledged as one of the most significant and influential teachers of the craft. In that capacity, Boulanger guided the education of several generations […]