Orchestral conductor Roberto Beltrán-Zavala talks about the music of Florent Schmitt and Rêves (1915).

March 14, 2016 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Arie van Beek, Cervantino Festival, Florent Schmitt, Guanajuato University Orchestra, Hans Leenders, Jorge Mester, Jorge Torres, Jorma Panula, Mark Wigglesworth, OSUG, re:orchestra, Reves, Roberto Beltran-Zavala, Schmitt, Tragedie de Salome, Universidad de Guanajuato, Valery Gergiev | Leave a comment

In February 2016, the first orchestral music of Florent Schmitt ever to be performed in Mexico was presented by the conductor Roberto Beltrán-Zavala. He led the Orchestra of the University of Guanajuato in a performance of the composer’s Rêves, Op. 65 (Dreams), a tone picture composed in 1915 — just over a century ago. It […]