It isn’t uncommon for classical composers to create alternate versions of their musical creations. Many have prepared piano reductions of their orchestral works, or done the opposite by orchestrating pieces originally written for piano. We also have numerous examples of pieces that began life as chamber music that were later orchestrated by their creators; the […]
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In 2008, 50 years following the death of Florent Schmitt, a recording featuring all of the repertoire written by the French composer for wind ensemble was released on the Corelia label. The recording featured the Orchestre d’Harmonie de la Région-Centre joined by the Ensemble Vocal Universitaire de Tours — all under the direction of Philippe Ferro. […]
“Those of us in media production always do our work with the ‘talent’ in mind: ‘Who’s going to be doing the voiceover? How do I write to his or her strengths? If it’s a video storyboard, what collateral do I have to work with?’ Florent Schmitt didn’t seem to compose with the players in mind. […]