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Florent Schmitt’s Intense, Monumental Piano Quintet (1908)

March 31, 2013 · by Phillip Nones | in Chamber Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Uncategorized | tagged Bartschi, Berne Philharmoniic String Quartet, Berne Quartet, Calvet Quartet, Chamber Music, Classical Music, Colorado Quartet, Denis Pascal, Eva Stegeman, Florent Schmitt, Francoise Doreau, French Composers, Heleen Hulst, Hortus Ensemble, Hortus Festival, Ivaldi, Jan Insinger, Jean Doyen, Jellantsje de Vries, Kaikhosru Sorabji, Kathleen Long, Kit Armstrong, Leslie Wright, Loewenguth Quartet, Maarten van Veen, Mari Iwamoto String Quartet, Melvin Chen, Music Group of London, Nones, Olin Downes, Pascal le Corre, Piano Quintet, Quatuor Anton, Quatuor Arcana, Quatuor Margand, Quintet, Schmitt, Solisten-Ensemble Berlin, Stanislas Quartet, Wollenweber | 8 Comments

The catalog of music composed by Florent Schmitt contains numerous chamber works. Among them are three large-scale compositions for string ensemble: the Trio, Op. 105, the Quartet, Op. 112, and the Piano Quintet, Op. 51. The Piano Quintet was the first of these three pieces to be created; Schmitt worked on the score for six […]

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  • Conductor Fabien Gabel is interviewed by Crescendo Magazine about his new recording with Håkan Hardenberger, featuring French music for trumpet and orchestra including Florent Schmitt’s Suite en trois parties (1955). June 16, 2022
  • Two rarities are among the compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in the upcoming 2022-23 concert season, presented by orchestras in Amsterdam, Berlin, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Lübeck, Saint Louis, Stockholm, Tokyo and Wuppertal. June 7, 2022
  • The first-ever video performance of Florent Schmitt’s Psaume XLVII (1904) is now available to view, courtesy of France Télévisions. June 1, 2022
  • Conductor Fabien Gabel talks about his musical journey with French composer Florent Schmitt. May 24, 2022
  • Hymne à l’eté: Florent Schmitt’s deliriously ecstatic a cappella choral composition for eight-part mixed choir and soloists (1913). May 1, 2022
  • Stretching tonality to the breaking point: Florent Schmitt’s weird and daring Kérob-Shal (1919-24). April 1, 2022

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  • Dionysiaques:  Florent Schmitt’s Incredible Composition for Concert Band (1913-14)
    Dionysiaques: Florent Schmitt’s Incredible Composition for Concert Band (1913-14)
  • Florent Schmitt:  A French Composer Extraordinaire
    Florent Schmitt: A French Composer Extraordinaire
  • French music specialist Michael Feingold talks about creating orchestrations of Maurice Ravel’s piano and vocal scores.
    French music specialist Michael Feingold talks about creating orchestrations of Maurice Ravel’s piano and vocal scores.
  • Conductor Fabien Gabel is interviewed by Crescendo Magazine about his new recording with Håkan Hardenberger, featuring French music for trumpet and orchestra including Florent Schmitt’s Suite en trois parties (1955).
    Conductor Fabien Gabel is interviewed by Crescendo Magazine about his new recording with Håkan Hardenberger, featuring French music for trumpet and orchestra including Florent Schmitt’s Suite en trois parties (1955).
  • Fête de la lumière:  Florent Schmitt's extravagant showpiece at the Paris Exposition (1936-37).
    Fête de la lumière: Florent Schmitt's extravagant showpiece at the Paris Exposition (1936-37).
  • Florent Schmitt and the Organ
    Florent Schmitt and the Organ
  • Brilliance and Sophistication:  Florent Schmitt’s Trois Rapsodies for Two Pianos (1903-04)
    Brilliance and Sophistication: Florent Schmitt’s Trois Rapsodies for Two Pianos (1903-04)
  • Habeyssée (1947):  Florent Schmitt's rich and colorful suite for violin.
    Habeyssée (1947): Florent Schmitt's rich and colorful suite for violin.
  • Janiana:  Florent Schmitt’s Rich, Robust Symphony for String Orchestra (1941)
    Janiana: Florent Schmitt’s Rich, Robust Symphony for String Orchestra (1941)
  • Lied et Scherzo (1910), Florent Schmitt’s Incredible Piece Featuring the French Horn
    Lied et Scherzo (1910), Florent Schmitt’s Incredible Piece Featuring the French Horn
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