Six important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in the upcoming 2016/17 concert season by orchestras in Asheville, Berlin, Bern, Bordeaux, Liège, London, Metz, Neuss-am-Rhein, Paris, Philadelphia, Québec, Seoul, Spokane, Stockholm and Tokyo.

July 13, 2016 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Antoine et Cleopatre, Antoine Tamestit, Antony & Cleopatra, Asheville Symphony Orchestra, Auerbach, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Berlioz, Canteloube, Chabrier, Daniel Meyer, Debussy, Deutsche Kammerakademie, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Dukas, Eckart Preu, Fabien Gabel, Faure, Florent Schmitt, French Composers, Ibert, Jacques Mercier, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, John Neschling, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Lavard Skou-Larsen, Mario Venzago, Messiaen, ONF, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National de Lorraine, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liege, Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, Paul Daniel, Philadelphia Orchestra, Psalm 47, Psaume 47, Ravel, Reves, Ronde burlesque, Royald Stockhom Philharmonic, Saint-Saens, Sakari Oramo, Shakespeare's Globe, Sooyeon Kim, Spokane Symphony, Stephane Deneve, Susan Graham, Tchaikovsky, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Tragedie de Salome, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Yashiro, Yo Kosuge | Leave a comment

The international Bachtrack website is in the process of uploading its global database of classical music programs for the upcoming season. Although it isn’t an exhaustive listing of every orchestral group, the site covers nearly all of the major orchestras, opera and ballet companies and other important ensembles around the world, making it the “go-to” […]

Is Florent Schmitt’s Antony & Cleopatra (1920) beginning the transition from “rarity” to “rep we know”?

April 16, 2016 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Andre Gide, Antoine et Cleopatre, Antony & Cleopatra, Barbican, BBC Music Magazine, BBC Symphony, Berlioz, Bill Barclay, Bramwell Tovey, Buffalo Philharmonic, Cybelia, Fabien Gabel, Fanfare Magazine, Florent Schmitt, Hollywood Bowl, Ida Rubinstein, JoAnn Falletta, Jongen, Korngold, LAPO, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mahler, Much Ado About Nothing, NAXOS Classics, Orchestre de Paris, Romeo & Juliet, Sakari Oramo, Schmitt, Shakespeare, Shakespeare 400, Shakespeare's Globe, Symphony Concertante, Tchaikovsky, The Classical Source, William Shakespeare | 1 Comment

This year, Florent Schmitt’s opulent score will be presented by two leading orchestras — the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the BBC Symphony — in collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe. It’s quite interesting to witness a piece of classical music make the journey from being a rarity to becoming mainstream. I can think of several examples, headlined by […]

Florent Schmitt Goes to Germany: Reflets d’Allemagne (1902-05).

January 10, 2016 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Instrumental Music, Piano Four-Hand Music, Piano Music | tagged Allison Cullen, Berlioz, Chabrier, Classical Music, Classical Piano, Debussy, Desire Inghelbrecht, Edward Rushton, Elie Cohen, Faure, Florent Schmitt, Kenneth Fuchs, Lalo, Louis Laloy, Massenet, Miravia Duo, Piano Duet, Piano Duo, Piano Music, Prix de Rome, Ravel, Reflections of Germany, Reflets, Reflets d'Allemagne, Rimsky-Korsakov, Robert Blot, Satie, Schmitt | Leave a comment

For music-lovers who aren’t very familiar with the music of Florent Schmitt, they may well think that the composer is German. Or at the very least, they might assume that the music bears a strong resemblance to Germanic musical style. Of course, for those who know Schmitt and his artistry, they realize that any “German” musical influence falls well-behind French influence […]

Dionysiaques Around the World: Celebrating 100 Years of Florent Schmitt’s Masterpiece for Concert Band (1913-2013)

July 6, 2013 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, Concert Band Music, French Composers, Uncategorized | tagged Andrew Lindemann Malone, Berlioz, Chabrier, Classical Music, Dionysiaques, DMV Classical, Dukas, Florent Schmitt, Francois Boulanger, French Composers, Garde Republicaine, Harlan Parker, Music, Nones, Peabody Wind Ensemble, Ravel, Schmitt, Tomasi | Leave a comment

Dionysiaques, Op. 62 is unquestionably Florent Schmitt’s most famous work for wind ensemble. It was composed exactly 100 years ago, but it would take decades for this 11-minute tour de force to become part of the core repertoire of concert bands. First in France … then in Europe and the United States and now in the […]