Çançunik: Florent Schmitt creates a composition intended for radio broadcast (1927-29).

February 1, 2026 · by Phillip Nones | in Composers, French Composers, Orchestral Music | tagged Cancunik, Charles W. Hughes, Erich Liebermann-Rosswiese, Florent Schmitt, Gaston Poulet, Georg Schunemann, Georges Mandel, Henri Martin, Jack Zadikoff, Leslie Heward, Lied-nocturne, Maurice Bex, Max Butting, Paul Hindemith, Paul Le Flem, Pierre Blois, Raymond Balliman, Robert Dezarnaux, Scherzo-tarentelle, Schmitt, Stan Golestan, Yan-Pascal Tortelier | 1 Comment

For his newest Florent Schmitt Chandos recording (scheduled for release in October 2026), when French conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier was considering contemporaneous compositions to pair with Schmitt’s strikingly modern Symphonie concertante (1931-32), one of his choices might seem curious: Çançunik, Op. 79, dating from 1927-29. Compared to the Symphonie concertante – and indeed to several […]