Timpani’s world premiere recording of Florent Schmitt’s Le Petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil and Introït, récit et congé receives the prestigious Diapason d’Or Gold Award, along with universal critical acclaim.

December 1, 2014 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged American Record Guide, Diapason, Diapason d'Or, Fanfare, Florent Schmitt, Gil French, Henri Demarquette, Jacques Mercier, Lorraine National Orchestra, MusicWeb International, Paul Snook, Schmitt, Stephen Greenbank, Timpani | Leave a comment

Cellist Henri Demarquette, conductor Jacques Mercier and the Lorraine National Orchestra share in the honors. From the very moment Timpani’s world premiere recording of two orchestral works by Florent Schmitt appeared earlier this year, it was clear that this was no ordinary release. The recording features the ballet Le Petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil, composed in 1923 […]

Introït, récit et congé: Florent Schmitt’s tour de force for cello and orchestra (1948).

February 23, 2014 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Andre Navarra, Anne Gastinel, Cello, Classical Music, Composers, Faure, Florent Schmitt, French Composers, Gregor Piatigorsky, Henri Demarquette, Honegger, Ibert, Introit recit et conge, Jacques Mercier, Jolivet, Lorraine National Orchestra, MusicWeb, Nones, Paul Paray, Rene Dumesnil, Rob Barnett, Schmitt, Timpani | 5 Comments

Over his seven decades-long composing career, Florent Schmitt would pen three concertante works for cello. The early Chant élégiaque (from 1899-1903) seems clearly influenced by Schmitt’s teacher and mentor, Gabriel Fauré, who had composed his own Elegy for Cello & Orchestra in the 1880s. The 1932 Final for Cello & Orchestra comes from Schmitt’s middle period of […]

First-ever recording of Florent Schmitt’s ballet Le petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil (1923) to be released.

September 27, 2013 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Piano Music, Uncategorized | tagged Ballet, Classical Music, Florent Schmitt, French Composers, Jacques Mercier, Lorraine National Orchestra, Ma Mere l'Oye, Nones, Paris Opera, Petit Elfe, Ravel, Schmitt, Timpani Records | 2 Comments

Timpani, the French CD label that specializes in recording unfamiliar French repertoire of the romantic and modern eras, has just announced plans to release the first-ever recording of Florent Schmitt’s children’s ballet, Le petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil, Opus 73. The Ferme-l’oeil score is quite interesting in that it began life in 1912 as a suite of […]