JoAnn Falletta’s Buffalo Philharmonic recording of Florent Schmitt’s orchestral music wins the prestigious Diapason d’Or.

March 4, 2021 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, French Composers, Vocal Music | tagged Albert Samain, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Diapason, Diapason d'Or, Florent Schmitt, Francois Laurent, JoAnn Falletta, La Tragedie de Salome, Musique sur l'eau, NAXOS, Oriane et le Prince d'amour, Schmitt, Susan Platts | Leave a comment

The 2020 NAXOS recording, completed just days before the COVID pandemic shuttered classical music performances across the globe, includes two colorful ballet scores along with two world premieres. Since its November 2020 release during Florent Schmitt’s 150th birthday anniversary year, the NAXOS recording of four orchestral works by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under its music […]

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 · by Phillip Nones | in French Composers, Vocal Music | tagged Albert Samain, Amis de Maurice Ravel, Cipa Godebski, Colette, Demande, Fabien Gabel, Florent Schmitt, Gauthier-Villars, Helene Luquiens, Jean Forestier, JoAnn Falletta, Laurent Tailhade, Le Chat noir, Les Barques, Manuel Cornejo, Marcel Proust, Maurice Ravel, Musique sur l'eau, Poemes de lacs, Robert d'Humieres, Robert de Montesquiou, Robert Ganzo, Sarah Bernhardt, Soir sur le lac, Sur le lac du Bourget, Tristesse au jardin, Yves Hucher | Leave a comment

Recently, two documents have emerged that point to the existence of a long-forgotten grouping of Florent Schmitt’s mélodies that can stand alongside the song cycles of fellow-French composers Henri Duparc, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Maurice Delage and Louis Aubert. The grouping of Florent Schmitt mélodies carries the umbrella title “Poèmes des lacs,” and some details […]

Just released: A new recording of four Florent Schmitt orchestral works with JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

November 12, 2020 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, French Composers, Vocal Music | tagged Albert Samain, Alistair Hinton, Barry Forshaw, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Classical CD Choice, Florent Schmitt, Gene Schiller, JoAnn Falletta, La Tragedie de Salome, Legende, Musique sur l'eau, NAXOS, Nikki Chooi, Oriane et le Prince d'amour, Schmitt, Steven Kruger, Susan Platts | Leave a comment

The new NAXOS release features two iconic ballet suites along with two world premiere recordings. Back in 2015, a recording of the music of Florent Schmitt on the NAXOS label, performed by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director, JoAnn Falletta, was a noteworthy artistic and commercial success. Today, these same musical forces are […]

Florent Schmitt’s early art songs: A trove of treasures awaits rediscovery.

June 29, 2015 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Vocal Music | tagged Albert Samain, Amy Lowell, Camille Mauclair, Camille Saint-Saens, Claire Croiza, Desire Inghelbrecht, Florent Schmitt, French Composers, French National Radio Orchestra, Gabrie Faure, Gauthier-Villars, INA, INA Archives, Jean Cras, Musique sur l'eau, ORTF, Paul Verlaine, Philippe Jaroussky, Regine Crespin, Robert de Montesquiou, Schmitt, Symbolist Poets, Symbolist Writers, Theodore Aubanel, Yolanda Marcoulescou | 4 Comments

Recently, the INA archives (French National Radio and Television) has begun offering for download a memorial concert held in honor of Florent Schmitt. The concert, which was broadcast in October 1958 two months following the composer’s death, has never been made available since its initial airing until now. The memorial program featured five works by Schmitt including […]