Listed below are links to articles on this website that pertain to the compositions of Florent Schmitt. The works are listed alphabetically, with the relevant articles listed under each composition in publication date order.
Andante et Scherzo, Op. 35
Shimmering brilliance: Florent Schmitt’s Andante et Scherzo for harp and string quartet (1903-6), June 30, 2014
Andantino (Vocalise), Op. 30
Andantino (Vocalise): Florent Schmitt’s most versatile composition (1920), May 3, 2019
Antoine et Cléopâtre — Suites #1 & #2, Op. 69
Antony & Cleopatra: Florent Schmitt takes palace intrigue, scandal and death to new heights (1920), September 18, 2012
Conductors JoAnn Falletta and Jorge Mester talk about the music of Florent Schmitt, January 3, 2013
Four important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in concert in 2015 by orchestras in Berlin, Buffalo and Cleveland, September 18, 2014
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra talk about preparing Florent Schmitt’s music for performance and recording, March 15, 2015
Conductor JoAnn Falletta’s Podcast Interview for NAXOS on the Musical Legacy of French Composer Florent Schmitt, November 1, 2015
Is Florent Schmitt’s Antony & Cleopatra (1920) beginning the transition from “rarity” to “rep we know”?, April 16, 2016
Musicologist and Author Nicolas Southon talks about his new book profiling orchestral works by 16 Francophone composers including Florent Schmitt, September 22, 2016
Experiencing Florent Schmitt’s Antony & Cleopatra (1920) in a dramatic adaptation: An eyewitness report from London, October 10, 2016
Four important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in the upcoming 2018/19 concert season by orchestras in Bern, Buffalo, Malmö, México City, Norfolk, Paris, Québec City, Warsaw and Washington, April 7, 2018
Something borrowed, something new: Exploring the recurring musical themes and passages in Florent Schmitt’s catalogue of works, August 1, 2021

The first page of a comprehensive listing of Florent Schmitt’s compositions, published in the April 1923 edition of the French arts magazine La Revue musicale.
Ballade de la neige, Op. 6
Pianist Biljana Urban talks her new recording featuring world premiere renditions of works by Florent Schmitt, September 13, 2021
Les Barques, Op. 8
Investigating the mystery – and promise – of Florent Schmitt’s “Poèmes des lacs” (Les Barques, Demande, Musique sur l’eau, Soir sur le lac, Tristesse au jardin — 1897-1901), December 17, 2020
Chaîne brisée, Op. 87
Chaîne brisée (1936-37): Florent Schmitt’s posthumous tribute to his friend and fellow-composer Paul Dukas, June 2, 2021
Something borrowed, something new: Exploring the recurring musical themes and passages in Florent Schmitt’s catalogue of works, August 1, 2021
Chansons à quatre voix, Op. 39
Musicians Edward Rushton, Guillaume Le Dréau and JoAnn Falletta talk about Florent Schmitt’s captivating Chansons à quatre voix (1903-05), February 16, 2017
Chant de guerre, Op. 63
Albert Gleizes, Florent Schmitt, and the Chant de guerre (1914-15), April 9, 2021
Le Chant de la nuit (Ode à Frédéric Chopin), Op. 120
Florent Schmitt’s affectionate tribute to Frédéric Chopin: Le Chant de la nuit (1949/51), December 3, 2020

The first day issue of a French postage stamp honoring the composer Florent Schmitt, released in 1992.
Chant du soir, Op. 7
Musicians Beata Halska and Claudio Chaiquin talk about researching and recording French composer Florent Schmitt’s music for violin and piano, December 6, 2015
Chant du soir (1895): An early composition by Florent Schmitt comes into its own — 125 years after its creation, October 1, 2021
Chant élégiaque, Op. 24
American cellist Elisa Kohanski talks about Florent Schmitt’s Chant élégiaque (1899-1903) and its debt to Gabriel Fauré’s Élégie, August 1, 2018
Chants alizés, Op. 125
Diverse winds: Florent Schmitt’s late-career quintet Chants alizés (1951-55), August 5, 2019
Cinq chœurs en vingt minutes, Op. 117
Choral chromaticism par excellence: Florent Schmitt’s Cinq chœurs en vingt minutes for mixed chorus and large orchestra (1951), June 13, 2015
Cinq motets, Op. 60
Florent Schmitt and the Organ, October 1, 2014
Clavecin obtempérant, Op. 107
Clavecin obtempérant (1945): Florent Schmitt’s endlessly fascinating harpsichord suite created for Marcelle de Lacour, January 2, 2019
A contre-voix, Op. 104
Contrasting voices: Florent Schmitt’s a cappella masterpiece A contre-voix (1944), May 1, 2019
Crépuscules, Op. 56
Florent Schmitt’s Crépuscules (1898-1911): Richly evocative tone painting in the finest French pianistic tradition, October 27, 2013
Florent Schmitt and Ralph Vaughan Williams: A friendship over five decades, December 4, 2015
Pianist Biljana Urban talks her new recording featuring world premiere renditions of works by Florent Schmitt, September 13, 2021
Danse d’Abisag, Op. 75
Beyond Salomé: Florent Schmitt’s Other Biblical Ballet (Danse d’Abisag — 1925), July 4, 2015
Danse des Devadasis, Op. 47
Danse des Devadasis (1908): Florent Schmitt’s masterful evocation of the temple dancers of South India, February 3, 2020
Demande (ou Sur le lac de Bourget), Op. 20
Investigating the mystery – and promise – of Florent Schmitt’s “Poèmes des lacs” (Les Barques, Demande, Musique sur l’eau, Soir sur le lac, Tristesse au jardin — 1897-1901), December 17, 2020
Deux chansons, Op. 18
Deux pièces pour harpe chromatique, Op. 57
Deux pièces (1911), Florent Schmitt’s strikingly original chromatic harp composition, gets a new lease on life, July 14, 2020
Dionysiaques, Op. 62
Dionysiaques: Florent Schmitt’s incredible composition for concert band (1913-14), September 25, 2012
Dionysiaques around the world: Celebrating 100 years of Florent Schmitt’s masterpiece for concert band (1913-2013), July 6, 2013
French conductor and wind ensemble specialist Philippe Ferro talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and Hymne funèbre (1899/1933), September 10, 2016
En bonnes voix, Op. 91
Simplicity meets virtuosity: Florent Schmitt’s a cappella vocal masterpiece En bonnes voix (1938), May 2, 2021
Enfants, Op. 94
Enfants (1940): Florent Schmitt’s evocation of the world of childhood, January 13, 2018
L’Eventail de Jeanne (see Kermesse-Valse)
Fables sans morales, Op. 130
Fables sans morales: Florent Schmitt’s pointed portrayal of Jean de la Fontaine fables for a cappella chorus (1953), August 1, 2023
Fête de la lumière, Op. 88
Fête de la lumière: Florent Schmitt’s extravagant showpiece at the Paris Exposition (1937), December 17, 2016
Something borrowed, something new: Exploring the recurring musical themes and passages in Florent Schmitt’s catalogue of works, August 1, 2021
Feuillets de voyage — Books I & II, Op. 26
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013
Feuillets de voyage: French composer Florent Schmitt’s musical travel diary (1903-5), August 11, 2018
Final, Op. 77
Fonctionnaire MCMXII, Op. 74
Fonctionnaire MCMXII: Florent Schmitt versus French civil servants (1923), March 4, 2013
Habeyssée, Op. 110
Musicians Beata Halska and Claudio Chaiquin talk about researching and recording French composer Florent Schmitt’s music for violin and piano, December 6, 2015
Habeyssée (1947): Florent Schmitt’s rich and colorful suite for violin, October 11, 2017

Florent Schmitt (seated) with members of the Brussels Quartet. (1930 photograph by Boris Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet)
Hasards, Op. 96
Hasards: A quartet that illustrates Florent Schmitt’s highly interesting chamber music style (1943), March 10, 2013
Members of the Garth Newel Piano Quartet talk about preparing Florent Schmitt’s Hasards (1943) for performance, May 5, 2015
Huit courtes pièces, Op. 41
Duo-pianists Kasparov and Lutsyshyn talk about their new Florent Schmitt recording project, February 5, 2013
World premiere recordings of Florent Schmitt’s music for piano duet and duo, June 17, 2013
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013
Humoresques, Op. 43
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013
Hymne à l’eté, Op. 67
Hymne funèbre, Op. 48, No. 2
French conductor and wind ensemble specialist Philippe Ferro talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and Hymne funèbre (1899/1933), September 10, 2016
In Memoriam, Op. 72
In Memoriam: Florent Schmitt’s tribute to his teacher and mentor Gabriel Fauré (1922-35), March 6, 2016
Conductor JoAnn Falletta talks about performing In Memoriam (1935), Florent Schmitt’s fervent tribute to his teacher and mentor Gabriel Fauré, November 17, 2022
Introït, récit et congé, Op. 113
Introït, récit et congé: Florent Schmitt’s tour de force for cello and orchestra (1948), February 23, 2014
French cellist Henri Demarquette talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and the Introït, récit et congé, April 7, 2014
Music critic Rob Barnett talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and its growing presence on recordings, December 1, 2017

Florent Schmitt, photographed at about the time of the premiere public performance of the Janiana Symphony.
Janiana Symphony for String Orchestra, Op. 101
Janiana: Florent Schmitt’s rich, robust symphony for string orchestra (1941), December 9, 2013
Kermesse-Valse, Op. 80
L’Eventail de Jeanne: When Florent Schmitt teamed up with his compatriots to create an “omnibus” ballet (1927), October 20, 2013
Kérob-Shal, Op. 67
Stretching tonality to the breaking point: Florent Schmitt’s weird and daring Kérob-Shal (1919-24), April 1, 2022
Légende, Op. 66
Florent Schmitt and the Saxophone, November 25, 2012
Saxophonist Christopher Bartz talks about Florent Schmitt’s Légende (1918) and its pride of place in the saxophone repertoire, September 1, 2013
Just released: A new recording of four Florent Schmitt orchestral works with JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, November 12, 2020
JoAnn Falletta’s Buffalo Philharmonic recording of Florent Schmitt’s orchestral music wins the prestigious Diapason d’Or, March 4, 2021
Lied et Scherzo, Op. 54
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013
Lied et Scherzo (1910), Florent Schmitt’s incredible piece featuring the French horn, November 11, 2013
Horn soloist Corbin Wagner talks about performing Lied et scherzo (1910), Florent Schmitt’s extraordinary double wind quintet composition featuring the French horn, November 26, 2016
Marche du CXLII R.I., Op. 48, No. 2
Beyond Dionysiaques: Florent Schmitt’s other works for concert band, April 30, 2013
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013
French conductor and wind ensemble specialist Philippe Ferro talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and Hymne funèbre (1899/1933), September 10, 2016
Something borrowed, something new: Exploring the recurring musical themes and passages in Florent Schmitt’s catalogue of works, August 1, 2021
Marche nuptiale, Op. 108
Florent Schmitt and the Organ, October 1, 2014
Messe en quatre parties, Op. 138
Quiet intensity and moving moderation: Messe en quatre parties, Florent Schmitt’s final composition (19558), September 1, 2019
Florent Schmitt and the Organ, October 1, 2014
Mirages, Op. 70
Florent Schmitt’s Mirages: Poignant and potent musical pictures inspired by Paul Fort and Lord Byron (1920-23), January 14, 2013
French pianist Vincent Larderet talks about performing and recording the music of Florent Schmitt, December 10, 2014
Israeli pianist and pedagogue Tomer Lev talks about planning and producing the new NAXOS recording of Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy (1920) complete anthology, January 23, 2021

A very dapper Florent Schmitt, photographed at about the time he composed the original version of Musique sur l’eau (1898).
Musique sur l’eau, Op. 33
Florent Schmitt’s early art songs: A trove of treasures awaits rediscovery, June 29, 2015
Four important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in the upcoming 2018/19 concert season by orchestras in Bern, Buffalo, Malmö, México City, Norfolk, Paris, Québec City, Warsaw and Washington, April 7, 2018
Just released: A new recording of four Florent Schmitt orchestral works with JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, November 12, 2020
Investigating the mystery – and promise – of Florent Schmitt’s “Poèmes des lacs” (Les Barques, Demande, Musique sur l’eau, Soir sur le lac, Tristesse au jardin — 1897-1901), December 17, 2020
JoAnn Falletta’s Buffalo Philharmonic recording of Florent Schmitt’s orchestral music wins the prestigious Diapason d’Or, March 4, 2021

“Musical signature” tributes to Florent Schmitt presented by 15 fellow composers and published in the January 1937 issue of L’Art musical magazine. Among the composers who honored Schmitt were Jean Absil, Henry Barraud, Claude Delvincourt, Arthur Honegger, Jacques Ibert, Raymond Loucheur and Manuel Rosenthal.
Musiques foraines, Op. 22
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013
Musiques intimes, Opp. 16 & 29
Musiques intimes (1891-1904): Captivating piano miniatures by Florent Schmitt that reveal the composer in his most introspective moods, November 12, 2018.
Musiques de plein air, Op. 44
Florent Schmitt and the Prix de Rome: 1900-1904 (Musiques de plein air; Le Palais hanté; Psaume XLVII), July 19, 2015
Musiques de plein air (1900-04): An orchestral rarity from Florent Schmitt’s early compositional period, September 5, 2022
Neuf pièces, Op. 27
Pianist Biljana Urban talks her new recording featuring world premiere renditions of works by Florent Schmitt, September 13, 2021
Nuits romaines, Op. 23
Inventive influential pianism and: Florent Schmitt’s Nuits romaines (1901), December 12, 2022
Ombres, Op. 64
Beyond Debussy and Ravel: Florent Schmitt’s Ombres (1912-17), August 5, 2013
French pianist Vincent Larderet talks about performing and recording the music of Florent Schmitt, December 10, 2014
Something borrowed, something new: Exploring the recurring musical themes and passages in Florent Schmitt’s catalogue of works, August 1, 2021

Florent Schmitt, photographed in 1937 in the gardens of his home in St-Cloud. (Photo: Boris Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet)
Oriane et le Prince d’Amour, Op. 83
Oriane et le Prince d’Amour: Florent Schmitt’s final ‘Orientalist’ composition (1933), August 26, 2013
Made for the stage: The incredible life and career of dancer and dramatic actress Ida Rubinstein … and her 20-year collaboration with French composer Florent Schmitt, September 8, 2015
Just released: A new recording of four Florent Schmitt orchestral works with JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, November 12, 2020
JoAnn Falletta’s Buffalo Philharmonic recording of Florent Schmitt’s orchestral music wins the prestigious Diapason d’Or, March 4, 2021

Florent Schmitt, seated at far right, at an event honoring the composer Arthur Honegger (standing at left) on the occasion of receiving the diploma of Grand Officer of the Légion d’honneur. The reception was organized by Pierre Bourgeoise, chairman of Pathé-Marconi, and was held at the Cercle Interallié in Paris in December 1954.
Le Palais hanté, Op. 49
Conductor Yan-Pascal Tortelier talks about his Chandos Florent Schmitt recording of Psaume XLVII, La Tragédie de Salomé and Le Palais hanté, September 11, 2012
Florent Schmitt and the French fascination with Edgar Allan Poe: Le Palais hanté (1904), December 10, 2012
Four important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in concert in 2015 by orchestras in Berlin, Buffalo and Cleveland, September 18, 2014
American orchestral conductor JoAnn Falletta talks about performing and recording the music of Florent Schmitt (Antoine et Cléopâtre and Le Palais hanté), March 10, 2015
Members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra talk about preparing Florent Schmitt’s music for performance and recording, March 15, 2015
Florent Schmitt and the Prix de Rome: 1900-1904 (Musiques de plein air; Le Palais hanté; Psaume XLVII), July 19, 2015
Conductor JoAnn Falletta’s Podcast Interview for NAXOS on the Musical Legacy of French Composer Florent Schmitt, November 1, 2015
Le Petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil, Op. 73
Le petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil: Florent Schmitt’s children’s ballet (1923), July 1, 2013
First-ever recording of Florent Schmitt’s ballet Le petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil (1923) to be released, September 27, 2013
Arts critic Steven Kruger talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and its place in France’s “Golden Age” of classical music, September 4, 2017
Petites musiques, Op. 32
Florent Schmitt takes a breather: Petites musiques for solo piano (1906), May 9, 2020
Pièces romantiques, Op. 42
Pièces romantiques (1900-08): Florent Schmitt’s “transitional” suite for solo piano, December 24, 2019
Pour presque tous les temps, Op. 134
Elegance and class: Florent Schmitt’s quartet Pour presque tous les temps (1956), November 16, 2013
Musicians of the Scarab Club Chamber Music Series talk about preparing and performing Florent Schmitt’s Quartet Pour presque tous les temps (1956), October 16, 2018
Prélude, Op. 11
Florent Schmitt and the Organ, October 1, 2014
Prière
Florent Schmitt and the Organ, October 1, 2014

This Durand advertisement dating from about 1920 showcases two of the brightest stars in the galaxy of composers represented by the publisher: Maurice Ravel and Florent Schmitt.
Psaume XLVII, Op. 38
Conductor Yan-Pascal Tortelier talks about his Chandos Florent Schmitt recording of Psaume XLVII, La Tragédie de Salomé and Le Palais hanté, September 11, 2012
Psalm XLVII: Florent Schmitt’s astounding choral masterpiece (1904), November 12, 2012
Florent Schmitt’s Psalm 47: Now available in a 2012 live performance by Leon Botstein and the American Symphony Orchestra from the Bard Music Festival, November 30, 2012
The influence of Florent Schmitt’s Psaume XLVII (1904) on other French composers, February 12, 2013
Excitement on steroids: Eleven live concert recordings of Florent Schmitt’s blockbuster choral composition Psalm 47 (1904), January 19, 2014
Powerful sounds: The seven commercial recordings of Florent Schmitt’s Psaume 47 (1904), July 3, 2014
French soprano Denise Duval: Muse of Francis Poulenc … friend of Florent Schmitt, August 10, 2014

Florent Schmitt with soprano Denise Duval at a reception given in Paris for the release of the premiere recording of Psaume XLVII (1953).
Four important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in concert in 2015 by orchestras in Berlin, Buffalo and Cleveland, September 18, 2014
Florent Schmitt and the Organ, October 1, 2014
Experiencing Florent Schmitt’s Psaume XLVII in concert: An eyewitness report from Berlin, March 2, 2015
In the chamber of the Shulamite: The great sopranos who have performed and recorded Florent Schmitt’s Psalm 47 (1904), June 24, 2015
Florent Schmitt and the Prix de Rome: 1900-1904 (Musiques de plein air; Le Palais hanté; Psaume XLVII), July 19, 2015
Florent Schmitt Goes to Germany: Reflets d’Allemagne (1902-05), January 10, 2016
Conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud talks about Florent Schmitt’s choral masterpiece Psalm 47 (1904) and introducing the music to concert audiences in Poland, February 6, 2016
Reminiscing with American soprano Audrey Stottler about presenting Florent Schmitt’s Psalm 47 (1904) at the Washington National Cathedral, February 1, 2018
Four important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in the upcoming 2018/19 concert season by orchestras in Bern, Buffalo, Malmö, México City, Norfolk, Paris, Québec City, Warsaw and Washington, April 7, 2018
Conductor Fabien Gabel talks about his musical journey with French composer Florent Schmitt, May 24, 2022
Pupazzi, Op. 36
Pianist Biljana Urban talks her new recording featuring world premiere renditions of works by Florent Schmitt, September 13, 2021
Quartet for Flutes, Op. 106
Florent Schmitt and the flute, January 10, 2014
Quartet for Saxophones, Op. 102
Florent Schmitt and the saxophone, November 25, 2012
Members of the Kebyart Ensemble talk about Florent Schmitt’s Quartet for Saxophones (1941) and its preeminent position in the saxophone repertoire, October 9, 2021
Quartet for Strings, Op. 112
Substance as well as style: The Quartet for Strings (1946) of Florent Schmitt, September 1, 2017
Quartet for Trombones & Tuba, Op. 109
Florent Schmitt’s strikingly inventive Quartet for Trombones and Tuba (1946): Leaving the ‘oompah’ behind, October 5, 2019
Quatre lieds, Op. 45
Florent Schmitt’s Quatre lieds (1912): Dark colors and wistful sonorities depicting cryptic, fathomless poetry, February 1, 2022
Quatre monocantes, Op. 115
Enigmatic poetry ingeniously set to music: Florent Schmitt’s Quatre monocantes (1949), July 6, 2023
Quatre pièces, Op. 25
Musicians Beata Halska and Claudio Chaiquin talk about researching and recording French composer Florent Schmitt’s music for violin and piano, December 6, 2015
Quatre pièces (1901): Florent Schmitt’s early suite for violin and piano, November 8, 2021
Quatre poèmes de Ronsard, Op. 100
Florent Schmitt looks to the France of antiquity: Quatre poèmes de Ronsard (1941), July 5, 2020
Quinque cantus, Op. 121
A seductive austerity: Florent Schmitt’s Quinque cantus (1952), July 28, 2022
Quintet for Piano & Strings, Op. 51
Florent Schmitt’s intense, monumental piano quintet (1908), March 31, 2013
Reflets d’Allemagne, Op. 28
Duo-pianists Kasparov and Lutsyshyn talk about their new Florent Schmitt recording project, February 5, 2013
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013
Florent Schmitt goes to Germany: Reflets d’Allemagne (1902-05), January 10, 2016
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

Florent Schmitt with fellow composer Louis Aubert (1877-1968), photographed at the ORTF studios in Paris in the early 1950s.
La Retardée, Op. 90
Florent Schmitt and the piano collection à l’Exposition: Musical vignettes of the Paris Exposition of 1937 (La Retardée), March 2, 2021
Rêves, Op. 65
Hallucinatory atmospherics: Florent Schmitt’s Rêves (1915), August 3, 2014
Orchestral conductor Roberto Beltrán-Zavala talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and Rêves (1915), March 14, 2016
Conductor Fabien Gabel talks about his musical journey with French composer Florent Schmitt, May 24, 2022
Rhapsodie parisienne
World premiere recordings of Florent Schmitt’s music for piano duet and duo, June 17, 2013
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013
Ritournelle, Op. 2 bis
Pianist Biljana Urban talks her new recording featuring world premiere renditions of works by Florent Schmitt, September 13, 2021

Florent Schmitt, photographed in 1928 with Arthur Hoérée (1897-1986), the Brussels-born actor and film music composer.
Ronde burlesque, Op. 78
Dancing demons and underwater airplanes: Florent Schmitt’s phantasmagorical Ronde burlesque (1927), August 11, 2015
Salammbô — Suites #1, 2 & 3, Op. 76
One heck of a film score: Florent Schmitt’s Salammbô (1925), October 21, 2012
Film music specialist Doug Adams talks about Florent Schmitt’s Salammbô (1925) and other music scores from the silent film era, June 12, 2014
Something borrowed, something new: Exploring the recurring musical themes and passages in Florent Schmitt’s catalogue of works, August 1, 2021
Scènes de la vie moyenne, Op. 124
Scènes de la vie moyenne (1950): Florent Schmitt’s late-career work for orchestra, September 1, 2021
Scherzo-Pastorale, Op. 17
Florent Schmitt and the flute, January 10, 2014
Scherzo vif, Op. 59
Musicians Beata Halska and Claudio Chaiquin talk about researching and recording French composer Florent Schmitt’s music for violin and piano, December 6, 2015
Sélamlik, Op. 48, No. 1
Beyond Dionysiaques: Florent Schmitt’s other works for concert band, April 30, 2013

Florent Schmitt pictured with pianist Marguerite Long and conductor Georges Tzipine at an event marking the release of the premiere recording of Schmitt’s Psaume XLVII. (Paris, February 1953 … photo courtesy of Emmanuel Jourquin-Bourgeois)
Une Semaine du petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil, Op. 58
French pianist Bruno Belthoise talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and Le petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil (1912), August 10, 2013
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013
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

Florent Schmitt, photographed with his son Jean in the gardens of the family home in St-Cloud. Schmitt wrote several didactic piano solo and duet scores that he dedicated to his son. (Circa 1920 photo)
Sept pièces, Op. 15
World premiere recordings of Florent Schmitt’s music for piano duet and duo, June 17, 2013
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013

A paper about Florent Schmitt, presented in 1970 by the French composer Emmanuel Bondeville to the Académie des Beaux-Arts. This copy is inscribed by Bondeville to Gérard Boireau, director of the Grand Théatre de Bordeaux.
Sextet for Clarinets, Op. 128
Winsome winds: Florent Schmitt’s Clarinet Sextet (1953), October 17, 2014
Six Chœurs, Op. 81
Originality, eclecticism … and female voices: Florent Schmitt’s Six Chœurs (1931), January 17, 2014
Small Gestures, Op. 92
Simplicity, elegance and wit: Florent Schmitt’s piano suite Small Gestures (1940), July 8, 2019

The cover page to a catalogue featuring Florent Schmitt’s compositions. Published by Durand in 1922, the catalogue had a print run of 6,000 copies.
Soir sur le lac, Op. 9
Investigating the mystery – and promise – of Florent Schmitt’s “Poèmes des lacs” (Les Barques, Demande, Musique sur l’eau, Soir sur le lac, Tristesse au jardin — 1897-1901), December 17, 2020
Soirs, Op. 5
Florent Schmitt’s Best-Known Early Composition: Soirs (1890-96), June 5, 2015
Sonate libre en deux parties enchaînées, Op. 68
Pure music masterpiece: Florent Schmitt’s Sonate libre for violin and piano (1918-19), March 16, 2014
American violinist John McLaughlin Williams talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and the Sonate libre (1918/19), September 16, 2014
Musicians Beata Halska and Claudio Chaiquin talk about researching and recording French composer Florent Schmitt’s music for violin and piano, December 6, 2015
Violinist John McLaughlin Williams and pianist Matthew Bengtson talk about the challenges and rewards of performing Florent Schmitt’s Sonate libre (1918-19), October 26, 2022
Florent Schmitt, standing outside his home in St-Cloud. (1937 photograph by Boris Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet)
Sonatine en trio, Op. 85
The intimate Florent Schmitt: Suite en rocaille (1934) and Sonatine en trio (1935), October 28, 2012
Spanish flautist Roberto Casado talks about Florent Schmitt’s Sonatine en trio and Suite en rocaille – and their place in French Impressionistic music, January 20, 2014
Members of the Mélomanie chamber ensemble talk about the music of Florent Schmitt and preparing his Sonatine en trio (1935) for performance, April 15, 2017
Songe de Coppélius, Op. 30, No. 11
Florent Schmitt and the Saxophone (Songe de Coppélius; Légende; Saxophone Quartet), November 25, 2012
Suite en rocaille, Op. 84
The intimate Florent Schmitt: Suite en rocaille (1934) and Sonatine en trio (1935), October 28, 2012
Spanish flautist Roberto Casado talks about Florent Schmitt’s Sonatine en trio and Suite en rocaille – and their place in French Impressionistic music, January 20, 2014

Florent Schmitt (r.) with the Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and conductor László Lajtha (1892-1963).
Suite en trois parties for Trumpet, Op. 133
Voluptuous colors: Florent Schmitt’s Suite en trois parties for Trumpet (1955), February 2, 2014
Suite en quatre parties for Flute, Op. 129
World premiere recording of Florent Schmitt’s Suite for Flute & Orchestra, dedicated to the great Jean-Pierre Rampal (1954), September 9, 2012
Florent Schmitt and the flute, January 10, 2014
Suite sans esprit de suite, Op. 89
Spirit of the dance: Florent Schmitt’s Suite sans esprit de suite (1937-38), January 15, 2015
Sur cinq notes, Op. 34
Duo-pianists Kasparov and Lutsyshyn talk about their new Florent Schmitt recording project, February 5, 2013
World premiere recordings of Florent Schmitt’s music for piano duet and duo, June 17, 2013
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013
Symphonie Concertante for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 82
Symphonie Concertante: When Florent Schmitt came to America (1932), October 18, 2012
Experiencing Florent Schmitt’s sonic spectacular — the Symphonie concertante (1932) — in performance: An eyewitness report from Tokyo, February 15, 2023
Symphony No. 2, Op. 137
Florent Schmitt’s valedictory composition: Symphony No. 2 (1957), September 30, 2012
The composer and the impresario: Florent Schmitt and Felix Aprahamian, July 28, 2014
Musicologist and Author Nicolas Southon talks about his new book profiling orchestral works by 16 Francophone composers including Florent Schmitt, September 22, 2016
Arts critic Steven Kruger talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and its place in France’s “Golden Age” of classical music, September 4, 2017
Experiencing Florent Schmitt’s Symphony No. 2 (1957) in concert: An eyewitness report from London, November 1, 2017
“The true face of Florent Schmitt”: Music scholar and author Émile Vuillermoz describes a composer he knew for more than 60 years, April 8, 2023
A Tour d’anches, Op. 97
Delightful discourses: Florent Schmitt’s A tour d’anches for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano (1939-45), November 10, 2014

Florent Schmitt (age 87) (l.) with Igor Stravinsky (age 75), Henri Dutilleux (back to camera) and Vera de Bosset Sudeikin Stravinsky at a social gathering at the American Embassy in Paris (1957).
La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50
Conductor Yan-Pascal Tortelier talks about his Chandos Florent Schmitt recording of Psaume XLVII, La Tragédie de Salomé and Le Palais hanté, September 11, 2012
La Tragédie de Salomé: Florent Schmitt’s sinuous temptress, seducing audiences for 100 years, September 14, 2012
Conductors JoAnn Falletta and Jorge Mester talk about the music of Florent Schmitt, January 3, 2013
Available online: Florent Schmitt’s La Tragédie de Salomé, performed live by Alain Altinoglu and l’Orchestre de Paris (2012), March 14, 2013
The Mariinsky Ballet revives Florent Schmitt’s La Tragédie de Salomé, March 20, 2013
La Tragédie de Salomé: Florent Schmitt’s most famous composition … 15 commercial recordings and counting, September 7, 2013
Four important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in concert in 2015 by orchestras in Berlin, Buffalo and Cleveland, September 18, 2014
French pianist Vincent Larderet talks about performing and recording the music of Florent Schmitt, December 10, 2014
Florent Schmitt and Igor Stravinsky: A consequential musical relationship, February 8, 2015
Musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra talk about the music of Florent Schmitt and La Tragédie de Salomé, April 20, 2015
Passionate advocate: French conductor Lionel Bringuier talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and La Tragédie de Salomé, April 25, 2015
Made for the stage: The incredible life and career of dancer and dramatic actress Ida Rubinstein … and her 20-year collaboration with French composer Florent Schmitt, September 8, 2015
A Rare Live Interview with French Composer Florent Schmitt (1956), January 18, 2016
Musicologist Megan Varvir Coe talks about the Symbolist roots of Florent Schmitt’s ballet La Tragédie de Salomé (1907/10), July 5, 2017
Arts critic Steven Kruger talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and its place in France’s “Golden Age” of classical music, September 4, 2017

Florent Schmitt confers with Robert Blot, conductor of the musical forces in the Paris Opéra Ballet’s revival of La Tragédie de Salomé in December 1954.
Music critics at France-Musique evaluate current recordings of Florent Schmitt’s ballet La Tragédie de Salomé (1907/10), November 15, 2017
Music critic Rob Barnett talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and its growing presence on recordings, December 1, 2017
Four important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in the upcoming 2018/19 concert season by orchestras in Bern, Buffalo, Malmö, México City, Norfolk, Paris, Québec City, Warsaw and Washington, April 7, 2018
Paul Paray: The conductor who popularized Florent Schmitt’s ballet La Tragédie de Salomé (1907/10) for half a century, May 18, 2018
Late bloomer? Florent Schmitt’s La Tragédie de Salomé (1907/10) is now making a splash with regional orchestras and student ensembles, November 17, 2019
Just released: A new recording of four Florent Schmitt orchestral works with JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, November 12, 2020
In a concert season upended by COVID-19, Florent Schmitt’s original scoring of La Tragédie de Salomé (1907) gets its moment in the sun at last, February 1, 2021
JoAnn Falletta’s Buffalo Philharmonic recording of Florent Schmitt’s orchestral music wins the prestigious Diapason d’Or, March 4, 2021
Conductor Fabien Gabel talks about the strategy behind his October 2021 “Salome-centric” concert with the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, December 3, 2021
Tristesse au jardin, Op. 52
Investigating the mystery – and promise – of Florent Schmitt’s “Poèmes des lacs” (Les Barques, Demande, Musique sur l’eau, Soir sur le lac, Tristesse au jardin — 1897-1901), December 17, 2020
Trio for Strings, Op. 105
Fascinating, complex sonorities: Florent Schmitt’s String Trio (1944), January 16, 2018
Just Announced: Prisma String Trio to make a new recording of Florent Schmitt’s extraordinary Trio a cordes (1944), June 8, 2020
Members of the Prisma String Trio talk about preparing, performing and recording Florent Schmitt’s endlessly fascinating Trio à cordes (1944), April 16, 2021
Trois chants, Op. 98
Giving vibrant voice to powerful poetry: Florent Schmitt’s Trois Chants (1943), August 21, 2020
Trois danses, Op. 86
Forgotten Records: Resurrecting noteworthy recordings of Florent Schmitt’s music from the LP era, May 1, 2014
Exploring dance forms down through the ages: Florent Schmitt’s Trois danses (1935), March 18, 2018
Trois mélodies, Op. 4
Trois pièces récréatives, Op. 37
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013
Trois poèmes de Robert Ganzo, Op. 118
Murky polychromatic worlds: Florent Schmitt’s Trois poèmes de Robert Ganzo (1949), August 25, 2022
Trois préludes, Op. 3
Pianist Biljana Urban talks her new recording featuring world premiere renditions of works by Florent Schmitt, September 13, 2021
Florent Schmitt’s earliest keyboard music: Trois préludes for piano (1891-95), May 15, 2023
Trois rapsodies, Op. 53
The Invencia Piano Duo completes its Florent Schmitt series on the NAXOS Grand Piano Label, October 13, 2013
Brilliance and sophistication: Florent Schmitt’s Trois rapsodies (1904), April 14, 2014
Trois trios, Op. 99
Playful liveliness and ironic verve: Florent Schmitt’s Trois trios for female voices (1940), September 1, 2018
Trois valses nocturnes, Op. 31
Infectious elegance and so much more: Florent Schmitt’s Trois valses nocturnes (1901), February 10, 2019