A true rarity in the Florent Schmitt catalogue of compositions is a work that he created in 1920 as a result of a commission from a philosophy society – the Trois chants en l’honneur d’Auguste Comte, Op. 71. The 13-minute work is a vocal composition consisting of a central hymn bracketed on each side by […]
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Vocal music comprises an important component of Florent Schmitt’s catalogue of works. Throughout his long career the composer would return again and again to the human voice, creating many sets of songs along with a wide range of secular and sacred choral music. One of the most intriguing of these works is the a cappella […]