American soprano Korliss Uecker talks about preparing and singing the solo soprano part in Florent Schmitt’s choral masterpiece Psalm 47 (1904).

One of the most memorable highlights of my concert-going life was hearing Florent Schmitt’s stunning choral masterpiece Psaume XLVII, Op. 38 presented at Lincoln Center in New York City. Although I was well-familiar with the piece, having discovered it several decades earlier, this was the first opportunity I’d had to see it performed live in concert. Like […]

Reminiscing with American soprano Audrey Stottler about presenting Florent Schmitt’s Psalm 47 (1904) at the Washington National Cathedral

February 1, 2018 · by Phillip Nones | in Choral Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Organ Music, Vocal Music | tagged Audrey Stottler, Audrey Stottler Voice Studio, Canticum Novum Singers, Cathedral Choral Society, Concordia College, Edgar Vincent, Ewa Biegas, Florent Schmitt, J. Reilly Lewis, Jean-Luc Tingaud, Kenneth Fuchs, Korliss Uecker, Leon Botstein, Maggio Musicale Teatro Comunale Orchestra, Maggio Musicale Teatro Fiorentino, National Cathedral, Neil Shicoff, Patrick Farrell, Psalm 47, Psaume XLVII, Schmitt, Sharon Sweet, Turandot, Young Artist Development Program, Zubin Mehta | 2 Comments

The dramatic soprano, famous across the world for her Turandot and other signature operatic roles, sang the rapturous solo part in Florent Schmitt’s stunning choral work Psaume XLVII in 2001. Ask anyone who has attended a performance of Florent Schmitt’s exhilarating 1904 choral masterpiece Psaume XLVII, Op. 38, and they’ll tell you how impactful the piece is when heard […]

In the chamber of the Shulamite: The great sopranos who have performed and recorded Florent Schmitt’s Psalm 47 (1904).

June 24, 2015 · by Phillip Nones | in Choral Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Alexandria Shiner, Andrea Guiot, Audrey Stottler, Denise Duval, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Ewa Biegas, Florent Schmitt, Genevieve Moizan, Igor Markevitch, Inghelbrecht, J. Reilly Lewis, Jacquelyn Wagner, Jean-Luc Tingaud, Judith Blegen, Karina Gauvin, Korliss Uecker, Marie Perbost, Psalm 47, Psalm XLVII, Psaume 47, Psaume XLVII, Regine Crespin, Robert Shaw, Schmitt, Sharon Sweet, Susan Bullock, Sylvia McNair | Leave a comment

The Psaume XLVII of Florent Schmitt is recognized as one of the most important choral works of the early 20th century. And while it isn’t performed with great regularity, it has benefited from quality interpretations as revealed by some of the world’s leading conductors, ensembles and soloists. Particular pride of place goes to a group […]