Is Florent Schmitt’s Antony & Cleopatra (1920) beginning the transition from “rarity” to “rep we know”?

April 16, 2016 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Andre Gide, Antoine et Cleopatre, Antony & Cleopatra, Barbican, BBC Music Magazine, BBC Symphony, Berlioz, Bill Barclay, Bramwell Tovey, Buffalo Philharmonic, Cybelia, Fabien Gabel, Fanfare Magazine, Florent Schmitt, Hollywood Bowl, Ida Rubinstein, JoAnn Falletta, Jongen, Korngold, LAPO, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mahler, Much Ado About Nothing, NAXOS Classics, Orchestre de Paris, Romeo & Juliet, Sakari Oramo, Schmitt, Shakespeare, Shakespeare 400, Shakespeare's Globe, Symphony Concertante, Tchaikovsky, The Classical Source, William Shakespeare | 1 Comment

This year, Florent Schmitt’s opulent score will be presented by two leading orchestras — the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the BBC Symphony — in collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe. It’s quite interesting to witness a piece of classical music make the journey from being a rarity to becoming mainstream. I can think of several examples, headlined by […]