Musicians of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec talk about Florent Schmitt’s Ronde burlesque (1927) and explore the “secret sauce” of the composer’s orchestral writing.

May 27, 2017 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Alpine Symphony, Blair Lofgren, Catherine Dallaire, Fabien Gabel, Florent Schmitt, Karina Gauvin, Melanie Forget, Nicolas Ellis, Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, OSQ, Richard Strauss, Ronde burlesque, Schmitt, Stephane Fontaine | Leave a comment

On May 24, 2017, the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec and its music director, Fabien Gabel, presented the North American premiere performance of Florent Schmitt’s Ronde burlesque, Op. 78, a work composed 90 years before (in 1927). Not only was it the first performance of this piece on the continent, it was also the first time […]