Chant du soir (1895): An early composition by Florent Schmitt comes into its own — 125 years after its creation.

October 1, 2021 · by Phillip Nones | in Chamber Music, Instrumental Music | tagged Armand Parent, Beata Halska, Biljana Urban, Chant du soir, Claudio Chaiquin, Enesco, Enescu, Faure, Florent Schmitt, Francis Gorge, Grace Huang, Jacques Lerolle, Juliette Toutain, Lili Boulanger, Luigi Spina, Martin Frutiger, Massenet, Michel Nazzi, Music on Main Society, Nicholas Wright, Petya Mihneva Falsig, Robert Maxham, Rouart-Lerolle, Schmitt, Steven Kruger, Un Drame musical instantane | Leave a comment

Up until recently, familiarity with the earliest compositions of Florent Schmitt was rather scant. The composer’s first works were created in the decade leading up to his winning the Prix de Rome first prize for composition in 1900. It was the period after Schmitt had completed his music studies at the conservatory in Nancy and […]

French-American conductor David Grandis talks about discovering the music of French composer Max d’Ollone and championing his repertoire in the concert hall.

September 4, 2019 · by Phillip Nones | in Chamber Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Instrumental Music | tagged Alexandre Dratwicki, Ambrosia Quartet, d'Ollone, David Grandis, Florent Schmitt, INA, Jean Francaix, Klaus Weise, Lamento, Lawrence Foster, Massenet, Max d'Ollone, Michel Plasson, Patrice d'Ollone, Pol Mule, Prix de Rome, The Voice of France, Villa Medici, Virginia Chamber Orchestra, William and Mary Orchestra | 3 Comments

Regular readers of the Florent Schmitt Website + Blog know that occasionally we “relax the routine” a bit and delve into the artistry of other composers — particularly ones who lived and worked in the same time period as Schmitt. (See, for example, these articles about Stravinsky, Ravel and Zandonai.) Another such person is Max […]

Florent Schmitt Goes to Germany: Reflets d’Allemagne (1902-05).

January 10, 2016 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Instrumental Music, Piano Four-Hand Music, Piano Music | tagged Allison Cullen, Berlioz, Chabrier, Classical Music, Classical Piano, Debussy, Desire Inghelbrecht, Edward Rushton, Elie Cohen, Faure, Florent Schmitt, Kenneth Fuchs, Lalo, Louis Laloy, Massenet, Miravia Duo, Piano Duet, Piano Duo, Piano Music, Prix de Rome, Ravel, Reflections of Germany, Reflets, Reflets d'Allemagne, Rimsky-Korsakov, Robert Blot, Satie, Schmitt | Leave a comment

For music-lovers who aren’t very familiar with the music of Florent Schmitt, they may well think that the composer is German. Or at the very least, they might assume that the music bears a strong resemblance to Germanic musical style. Of course, for those who know Schmitt and his artistry, they realize that any “German” musical influence falls well-behind French influence […]