Musicologist and Author Nicolas Southon talks about his new book profiling orchestral works by 16 Francophone composers including Florent Schmitt.

September 22, 2016 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged A French Touch, Alberic Magnard, Albert Roussel, Andre Jolivet, Antoine et Cleopatre, Arthur Honegger, Charles Koechlin, Charles Munch, Daniel-Lesur, Darius Milhaud, Durand, Eschig, Florent Schmitt, Gabriel Pierne, Henri Dutilleux, Jean Cras, Jean-Claude Casadesus, Llil Boulanger, Louis Aubert, Nicolas Southon, Olivier Messiaen, Paul Dukas, Pierre-Octave Ferroud, Rediscovering a Uniquely French Symphonic Repertoire, Sakari Oramo, Salabert, Stephane Deneve, Tragedie de Salome, Universal Publishing | Leave a comment

Published in English and French versions, the book is available for viewing and download free of charge. Recently, the music publishing firm Durand-Salabert-Eschig (part of Universal Music Publishing Group) released a book titled A French Touch: Rediscovering a Uniquely French Symphonic Repertoire. Researched and written by French musicologist and author Nicolas Southon, the slender volume (44 pages long) […]