
Florent Schmitt, photographed in 1937 in the gardens of his home in St-Cloud. (Photo © Lipnitzki-Roger Viollet)
It should come as little surprise that the largest repository of live concert recordings of French composer Florent Schmitt’s music is at the archives of INA, the French Broadcasting System. Dozens of performances made over the past 50+ years exist — only a relatively small portion of which have been made accessible since they first aired on radio or television.
Listed alphabetically below are concert performances of Florent Schmitt’s music known to be housed in the INA’s archives, with links to available recordings or downloads included where known.
We can only hope that many more of these important historic audio documents will see the light of day eventually.
(N.B. Corrections or additions to the listing are welcomed.)
- 3 Duos (excerpts); Chœurs de Lyon
- 3 Chants Op. 98, No. 3 (La Tortue et le lièvre) RTF Orchestra; Joseph Peyron, tenor; Pierre Dervaux, conductor
- 5 Choeurs (excerpts); Chœurs de Lyon
- 6 Chœurs, Op. 81 (excerpts); Chœurs de Lyon
- 4 Lieder, Op 45
- 3 Liturgies joyeuses, Op. 116; Maitrise de Radio-France, Jacques Jouinneau, director
- 3 Mélodies, Op. 4
- 4 Monocantes, Op. 115, No. 2 (La petite princesse); Irène Joachim, soprano
- 5 Motets for Male Voices (excerpts); Chœurs de Lyon
- 4 Poèmes de Ronsard, Op. 100; Yvonne Gessler, soprano (1955)
- 3 Préludes, Op. 3, No. 3; Y. Pâris, pianist
- 3 Trios, Op. 99 (excerpts); Chœurs de Lyon
A-B
- A contre-voix, Op. 104, No. 3 (Trois goélettes); Chœurs de Lyon
- Andante et Scherzo, Op. 35; Frédérique Cambreling, harp; Radio-France Chamber Ensemble
- Antoine et Cléopâtre Suite No. 1, Opus 69a; RTF Orchestra; J. Michon, conductor
- Antoine et Cléopâtre Suite No. 2, Opus 69a; RTF Orchestra; Jean Martinon, conductor
- Antoine et Cléopâtre Suite No. 2, Op. 69b: Night in the Palace of the Queen + Orgies & Dances; RTF Orchestra; Manuel Rosenthal, conductor (1970)
C-D
- Chaîne brisée, Op. 87, No. 1 (Stèle à la mémoire de Paul Dukas); Marie-Claire Girod, pianist
- Chansons à quatre voix, Op. 39; Ensemble X
- Chansons à quatre voix, Op. 39; Quatuor Vocal L’Archibel … Guillaume Bellom & Ismaël Margain, duo-pianists (2019)
- Chants alizés, Op. 125; Société Nationale Quintette (1952)
- Clavecin obtempérant, Op. 107; Marcelle de Lacour, harpsichord (1957)
- Danse d’Abisag, Op. 75; Festival de Montpellier
- Danse des Devadasis, Op. 47; Françoise Ogeas, soprano; RTF Orchestra + Chorus, Désiré Inghelbrecht (1956)

Florent Schmitt with fellow composer Louis Aubert (1877-1968), photographed at the ORTF studios in Paris in the early 1950s.
E-G
- En bonnes voix, Op. 91; Chorale Prof de Paris
- Enfants, Op. 94; RTF Orchestra; Tony Aubin, conductor
- Étude pour le palais hanté, Op. 49; ONF; Georges Prêtre, conductor (Festival de Montpellier, 1991)
- Étude pour le palais hanté, Op. 49; ORTF Orchestra; Manuel Rosenthal, conductor (1970)
- Étude pour le palais hanté, Op. 49; RTF Orchestra; André Girard, conductor (1973)
- Fête de la lumière, Op. 88; Marie-Louise Deniau-Blanc, soprano; Irina Kedroff, contralto; Lamoureux Orchestra + Chorus; Eugène Bigot, conductor (1937)
- Feuillets de voyage, Op. 26; Orchestre National de Lorraine, Jacques Houtmann, conductor (2002)
H-L
- Hymne à l’été, Op. 61; Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Erickson, director
- In Memoriam, Op. 72, No. 1 (Cippus Feralis); RTF Orchestra; Georges Prêtre (1960)
- In Memoriam, Op. 72, No. 1 (Cippus Feralis); RTF Orchestra; Jean Martinon (1970)
- Introït, récit, et congé, Op. 113; André Navarra, cellist; RTF Orchestra; Paul Paray, conductor
- Introït, récit, et congé, Op. 113; André Navarra, cellist; RTF Orchestra; Gaston Poulet, conductor
- Karab-Shal, Op 67, No. 1 (Octroi); Jean Nirouët, countertenor; Gérard Parmentier, pianist (1982)
M-N
- Mirages, Op. 70; Eugène Bigot, conductor
- Mirages, Op. 70 No. 2; (La Tragique chevauchée) RTF Orchestra; Pierre Dervaux, conductor
- Musique sur l’eau, Op. 33; Régine Crespin, soprano, RTF Orchestra, Désiré Ingelbrecht, conductor (1958)
- Musiques foraines, Op. 22; Geneviève Joy & Jean Doyen, duo-pianists
- Musiques de plein air, Op. 44, No. 1 (La Procession dans la montagne); RTF Orchestra, Désiré Inghelbrecht, conductor (1958)
- Nuits Romaines, Op. 23, No. 2 (Lucioles); Aline van Barenzen, pianist

A commemorative postage stamp honoring the composer Florent Schmitt was issued by La Poste, the French national postal authority, in 1992.
O
- Ombres, Op. 64; Daniel Blumenthal, pianist
- Oriane et le prince d’amour (complete ballet), Op. 83; Joseph Peyron, tenor; RTF Orchestra + Chorus; Pierre Dervaux, conductor (1956)
- Oriane et le prince d’amour (suite), Op. 83b; RTF Orchestra; Jean Martinon, conductor (1957)
- Oriane et le prince d’amour (suite), Op. 83b; RTF Orchestra; Szinschaua, conductor
P-Q
- Le Petit elfe ferme l’oeil, Op. 73 (excerpts); RTF Orchestra; Eugene Bigot, conductor (1952)
- Pour presque tous les temps, Op. 134; Atelier de Ville d’Avray
- Psaume XLVII, Op. 38; Denise Duval, soprano; RTF Orchestra + Chorus; Désiré Inghelbrecht, conductor (1951)
- Psaume XLVII, Op. 38; Denise Duval, soprano; RTF Orchestra + Chorus; Désiré Inghelbrecht, conductor (1952)
- Psaume XLVII, Op. 38; Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano; RTF Orchestra + Chorus; Igor Markevitch, conductor (1953)
- Psaume XLVII, Op. 38; Geneviève Moizan, soprano; RTF Orchestra + Chorus; Désiré Inghelbrecht, conductor (1957)
- Psaume XLVII, Op. 38; Régine Crespin, soprano; RTF Orchestra + Chorus; Désiré Inghelbrecht, conductor (1958)
- Psaume XLVII, Op. 38; Jeanne Baudry, soprano; RTF Orchestra + Chorus; Désiré Inghelbrecht, conductor (1964)
- Psaume XLVII, Op. 38; Micheline Grancher, soprano; RTF Orchestra + Chorus; Désiré Inghelbrecht, conductor (1964)
- Psaume XLVII, Op. 38; Andréa Guiot, soprano; RTF Orchestra + Chorus; Jean Martinon, conductor (1973)

Florent Schmitt, seated at right, at a Radio-France press event honoring the late Arthur Honegger shortly after the death of the Swiss-French composer (1955).
R
- Reflets d’Allemagne, Op. 28 (excerpts); V. Brier & V. de Terme, duo-pianists
- Reflets d’Allemagne, Op. 28 (excerpts); RTF Orchestra; Desire Inghelbrecht, conductor (1958)
S
- Salammbô, Op. 76 (excerpts); RTF Orchestra; Tony Aubin, conductor
- Salammbô, Op. 76 (excerpts); RTF Orchestra; Manuel Rosenthal, conductor
- Saxophone Quartet, Op. 102; Quatuor Marcel Mule (1955)
- Sémiramis, Op. 14; Geneviève Moissant, soprano; Louis Rialan, tenor; Louis Noguera, baritone; RTF Radio-Lyrique Orchestra; Henri Tomasi, conductor
- Sonatine en trio, Op. 85 (version for flute, clarinet and piano) (1955)
- Sonatine en trio, Op. 85 (version for flute, viola and piano); Radio-France Chamber Ensemble
- Soirs, Op. 5 (excerpts); Marie Landos, pianist
- Suite en rocaille, Op. 84; Marie-Claire Jamet, harp; Christian Lardé; Rosamonde Quartet
- Suite for Trumpet & Piano, Op. 133; Roger Delmotte, trumpet
- Suite sans esprit de suite, Op. 89; RTF Orchestra; Henri Tomasi, conductor
- Symphony No. 2, Op. 137; ONF; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
- Symphony No. 2, Op. 137; RTF Orchestra; Charles Munch, conductor (1958)
- Symphony No. 2, Op. 137; RTF Orchestra; Jean Martinon, conductor (1960)
T-Z
- La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50; ONF; Evgeny Svletanov, conductor (2000)
- La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50; RTF Orchestra, Manuel Rosenthal, conductor
- La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50; RTF Orchestra, Pedro de Freitas Branco, conductor (1955)
- La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50; RTF Orchestra, Pierre Dervaux, conductor (1958)
- La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50; RTF Orchestra, Désiré Inghelbrecht, conductor (1958)
- La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50; RTF Orchestra, Eugène Bigot, conductor (1964)
- La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50; RTF Orchestra, Manuel Rosenthal, conductor (1970)
- La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50; RTF Orchestra, Paul Paray, conductor (1971)
- La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50; RTF Orchestra, Jean Martinon, conductor (1972)
- La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50; Orchestre National de France, James Conlon, conductor (1993)
- Trio for Strings, Op. 105; Alberti Trio
- Trois rapsodies, Op. 53, No. 1 (Française); Robert & Gaby Casadesus, duo-pianists (1959)
- Trois rapsodies, Op. 53; Jacqueline Bonneau & Geneviève Joy, duo-pianists (1955)
- Trois rapsodies, Op. 53, No. 1 (Française); Jacqueline Bonneau & Geneviève Joy, duo-pianists (1960)
- Trois rapsodies, Op. 53, No. 3 (Viennoise); RTF Orchestra; Serge Baudo, conductor (1964)
Source: Wikipedia, with edits, updates and additions by Jean-charles Hoffelé and Phillip Nones.