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Nine important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in the upcoming 2021-22 concert season by orchestras in Avignon, Berlin, Detroit, Geneva, Hamburg, Kyoto, La Coruña, Ljubljana, Malmö, Metz, Osnabrück, Paris, Rochefort, Saratoga Springs, Tokyo, Toulouse and Urbana.

June 1, 2021 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, Instrumental Music | tagged Andreas Hotz, Cristian Macelaru, Daniel Kawka, David Reiland, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Les Apaches, Fabien Gabel, Florent Schmitt, Hakan Hardenberger, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Ian Hobson, Julien Masmondet, Legende, Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National de Metz, Orchestre OSE, Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, Osnabruck Symphony Orchestra, Psalm 47, Psaume XLVII, Reves, Salammbo, Schmitt, Scott Terrell, Sinfonia da Camera, Sinfonietta Shizuoka, Slovenian Philharmonic, Stephane Deneve, Sylvain Cambreling, Tomoya Nakahara, Tragedie de Salome, Wilson Poffenberger | Leave a comment

In a classical music world finally emerging from the COVID-19 crisis, orchestras are beginning again to program “large orchestra” works that had been embargoed due to social distancing requirements. It bodes well for French composer Florent Schmitt’s big, highly colorful scores. The year 2020 was one of several important anniversaries for classical music composers.  The […]

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  • A seductive austerity: Florent Schmitt’s Quinque cantus (1952) July 28, 2022
  • Conductor Fabien Gabel is interviewed by Crescendo Magazine about his new recording with Håkan Hardenberger, featuring French music for trumpet and orchestra including Florent Schmitt’s Suite en trois parties (1955). June 16, 2022
  • Two rarities are among the compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in the upcoming 2022-23 concert season, presented by orchestras in Amsterdam, Berlin, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Lübeck, Saint Louis, Stockholm, Tokyo, Warsaw and Wuppertal. June 7, 2022
  • The first-ever video performance of Florent Schmitt’s Psaume XLVII (1904) is now available to view, courtesy of France Télévisions. June 1, 2022
  • Conductor Fabien Gabel talks about his musical journey with French composer Florent Schmitt. May 24, 2022
  • Hymne à l’eté: Florent Schmitt’s deliriously ecstatic a cappella choral composition for eight-part mixed choir and soloists (1913). May 1, 2022

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Top Posts & Pages

  • Florent Schmitt:  A French Composer Extraordinaire
    Florent Schmitt: A French Composer Extraordinaire
  • Florent Schmitt:  Alphabetical Listing of Compositions (1884-1958)
    Florent Schmitt: Alphabetical Listing of Compositions (1884-1958)
  • Pianist Alain Lefèvre reminisces about working with the great French violinist Christian Ferras, and together preparing Florent Schmitt’s Sonate libre (1918-19) for tour.
    Pianist Alain Lefèvre reminisces about working with the great French violinist Christian Ferras, and together preparing Florent Schmitt’s Sonate libre (1918-19) for tour.
  • Florent Schmitt:  A timeline of the composer's musical creations.
    Florent Schmitt: A timeline of the composer's musical creations.
  • Florent Schmitt and Igor Stravinsky:  A Consequential Musical Relationship
    Florent Schmitt and Igor Stravinsky: A Consequential Musical Relationship
  • Beyond Debussy and Ravel:  Florent Schmitt’s Ombres (1912-17)
    Beyond Debussy and Ravel: Florent Schmitt’s Ombres (1912-17)
  • Members of the Kebyart Ensemble talk about Florent Schmitt’s Quartet for Saxophones (1941) and its preeminent position in the saxophone repertoire.
    Members of the Kebyart Ensemble talk about Florent Schmitt’s Quartet for Saxophones (1941) and its preeminent position in the saxophone repertoire.
  • Florent Schmitt's Intense, Monumental Piano Quintet (1908)
    Florent Schmitt's Intense, Monumental Piano Quintet (1908)
  • Black and white ... or shades of grey?
    Black and white ... or shades of grey?
  • Florent Schmitt:  Listing of Broadcast Performances of Compositions Housed at the INA Archives (French National Radio/Television)
    Florent Schmitt: Listing of Broadcast Performances of Compositions Housed at the INA Archives (French National Radio/Television)
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