Dancer and choreographer Francesca Todesco talks about resurrecting Isadora Duncan’s vision of Florent Schmitt’s Reflets d’Allemagne (1902-5) and presenting the premiere version of the full ballet in 2022.

April 1, 2023 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, French Composers, Piano Four-Hand Music | tagged Alan Moverman, Bruno Belthoise, Catherine Gallant, Dances We Dance, Emmanuel Bay, Florent Schmitt, Francesca Todesco, George Copeland, Irma Duncan, Isadora Duncan, Isidora Vladic, John Singer Sargent, Julie Levien, Katharina Van Dyk, Loie Fuller, Mary Jo Pagano, Maurice Ravel, Nathaniel LaNasa, Ramon Sender, Reflets d'Allemagne, Schmitt, Walter Damrosch | 1 Comment

Florent Schmitt’s Reflets d’Allemagne, Op. 28, inspired by his travels throughout Central Europe during his Prix de Rome period (1900-04), is a suite of eight waltzes originally written for piano duet — and music that fairly cries out for ballet treatment. By turns the pieces are whimsical and elegant, but also shot through with notable […]