World premiere recording of Florent Schmitt’s Suite for Flute & Orchestra, dedicated to the great Jean-Pierre Rampal (1954).

September 9, 2012 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Classical Music, Florent Schmitt, Flute, Flute Music, James Strauss, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Laercio Diniz, Milhaud, Music, Rampal, Schmitt, Villa-Lobos | 3 Comments

Welcome news in that Florent Schmitt’s Suite for Flute & Orchestra, Opus 129, is receiving its world premiere recording by flautist James Strauss, with Laercio Diniz conducting the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. The Suite was composed in 1954 when Schmitt was 84 years old. It was dedicated to the great French flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal — […]