Habeyssée (1947): Florent Schmitt’s rich and colorful suite for violin.

Even though he is justly famous for his highly colorful and opulent orchestrations, Florent Schmitt’s own instrument was the piano mainly (although he also played the organ and flute). And during his early years as a composer, much of what he created was a vast quantity of music for piano, as well as for voice […]

Musicians Beata Halska and Claudio Chaiquin talk about researching and recording French composer Florent Schmitt’s music for violin and piano.

December 6, 2015 · by Phillip Nones | in Chamber Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Instrumental Music | tagged Barbara Halska, Beata Halska, Chamber Music, Chant du soir, Classica, Claudio Chaiquin, Florent Schmitt, French Composers, George Enescu, Georges Enesco, Habeyssee, Quatre pieces, Robert Maxham, Scherzo vif, Schmitt, Sonate libre, Violin Music, Violin Sonata | Leave a comment

The new NAXOS recording includes several discographic world premieres, along with the monumental Sonate libre. In mid-2015, NAXOS released a recording devoted to Florent Schmitt’s music for violin and piano. It contains several world premieres, along with the Sonate libre en deux parties enchainées, Opus 68, a half hour-long stylistically advanced tour de force composed by Schmitt […]

Forgotten Records: Resurrecting noteworthy commercial and broadcast recordings of Florent Schmitt’s music from the LP era.

May 1, 2014 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Chamber Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Organ Music, Piano Four-Hand Music, Piano Music, Uncategorized | tagged Alain Deguernel, Albert Wolff, Charles Bruck, Chorale Elisabeth Brasseur, Classical Music, Clavecin obtemperant, Danse des Devadasis, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Eugene Bigot, Fete de la lumiere, Florent Schmitt, Forgotten Records, French Composers, Fritz Munch, Gustave Cloez, Habeyssee, Hasards, Henri Tomasi, Igor Markevitch, Inghelbrecht, Jean Fournet, Jean Giardino, Jean-Marie Darre, Louis Fremaux, Madeleine Vautier, Maurice Babin, Orchestre Lamoureux, Oriane et le Prince d'amour, Petit Elfe Ferme l'Oeil, Pierre-Michel Le Conte, Pupazzi, Remus Tzincoca, Salome, Schmitt, Semiramis, Sonate libre, String Quartet, Tony Aubin, Tragedie de Salome, Trois danses, Trois Rapsodies | 2 Comments

There’s no question that in the past two decades, the breadth and depth of French composer Florent Schmitt’s music that has made it to the microphones has increased dramatically. Nearly every year, we are treated to world premiere recordings of more Schmitt works. The most recent examples are the complete works for piano duo and duet as […]