Trois chants en l’honneur d’Auguste Comte: Florent Schmitt’s tribute to the noted 19th century French philosopher (1920-21).

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 […]