Conductor JoAnn Falletta talks about performing In Memoriam (1935), Florent Schmitt’s fervent tribute to his teacher and mentor Gabriel Fauré.

November 17, 2022 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Uncategorized | tagged Buffalo Philharmonic, Cippus Feralis, Faure, Florent Schmitt, Gabriel Faure, George Pretre, Henry Ward, In Memoriam, Jean Martinon, JoAnn Falletta, Nikki Chooi, Pierre Dervaux, Roger Desormiere, Schmitt, Tony Aubin | Leave a comment

On November 12 and 13, 2022, JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra presented one of the most significant entries in the catalogue of Florent Schmitt’s orchestral works — the first part of In Memoriam, Op. 72 (Cippus Feralis). Composed in 1935, it is an extraordinarily beautiful composition, replete with “passion and pathos.” Even though […]