French Conductor Fabien Gabel talks about Rêves (1915), other compositions of Florent Schmitt, and the future of French music in the concert hall.

June 10, 2016 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Instrumental Music | tagged Albert Roussel, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Charles Koechlin, Donatella Flick, Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, Elaine Schmidt, Ernest Chausson, Fabien Gabel, Florent Schmitt, Jean Cras, Orchestra Conductor, Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, Prix de Rome, Reinhold Friedrich, Reves, Roger Delmotte, Schmitt, Soir de fete, Tragedie de Salome, WASO, West Australian Symphony Orchestra | Leave a comment

This month, the French conductor Fabien Gabel revealed his plans to lead the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in a December 2016 performance of Florent Schmitt’s tone picture Rêves, Opus 65 (Dreams), composed just over a century ago. In subsequent discussions with the Maestro, I discovered how much he is doing to program French repertoire from the late […]

Experiencing Florent Schmitt’s Psaume XLVII in concert: An eyewitness report from Berlin.

March 2, 2015 · by Phillip Nones | in Choral Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Eric Butruille, Florent Schmitt, Inva Mula, Jacquelyn Wagner, Jeffrey Tate, La Tragedie de Salome, Marek Janowski, Psalm 47, Psaume XLVII, Schmitt, Suite sans esprit de suite | 2 Comments

On Sunday afternoon, March 1, 2015, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (Deutsches-Symphonie Orchester Berlin), joined by American soprano Jacquelyn Wagner, performed Florent Schmitt’s monumental Psalm 47, Opus 38. The concert was presented in Philharmonie Hall, famed for its sonic splendor. The forces were led by Marek Janowski, artistic director of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, who […]

Five Important Compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in Concert in Spring 2015 by Orchestras in Berlin, Buffalo, Cleveland, Metz and Tokyo

September 18, 2014 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Choral Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Antoine et Cleopatre, Antony & Cleopatra, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, BPO, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Concert Season, Florent Schmitt, Jacques Mercier, JoAnn Falletta, La Tragedie de Salome, Le Palais Hante, Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'oeil, Lionel Bringuier, Marek Janowski, Psalm 47, Psaume XLVII, Schmitt, Sinfonietta Shizuoka, The Haunted Palace, Tomoya Nakahara | Leave a comment

The Bachtrack website has just completed uploading its global database of programs for the upcoming concert season. Although it isn’t an exhaustive listing of every orchestral group, the site covers nearly all of the major orchestras and other ensembles around the world, making it a good “one-stop” resource for information about what’s happening on the […]