Conductor JoAnn Falletta talks about performing In Memoriam (1935), Florent Schmitt’s fervent tribute to his teacher and mentor Gabriel Fauré.

November 17, 2022 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Uncategorized | tagged Buffalo Philharmonic, Cippus Feralis, Faure, Florent Schmitt, Gabriel Faure, George Pretre, Henry Ward, In Memoriam, Jean Martinon, JoAnn Falletta, Nikki Chooi, Pierre Dervaux, Roger Desormiere, Schmitt, Tony Aubin | Leave a comment

On November 12 and 13, 2022, JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra presented one of the most significant entries in the catalogue of Florent Schmitt’s orchestral works — the first part of In Memoriam, Op. 72 (Cippus Feralis). Composed in 1935, it is an extraordinarily beautiful composition, replete with “passion and pathos.” Even though […]

Just released: A new recording of four Florent Schmitt orchestral works with JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.

November 12, 2020 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, French Composers, Vocal Music | tagged Albert Samain, Alistair Hinton, Barry Forshaw, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Classical CD Choice, Florent Schmitt, Gene Schiller, JoAnn Falletta, La Tragedie de Salome, Legende, Musique sur l'eau, NAXOS, Nikki Chooi, Oriane et le Prince d'amour, Schmitt, Steven Kruger, Susan Platts | Leave a comment

The new NAXOS release features two iconic ballet suites along with two world premiere recordings. Back in 2015, a recording of the music of Florent Schmitt on the NAXOS label, performed by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director, JoAnn Falletta, was a noteworthy artistic and commercial success. Today, these same musical forces are […]

Musicians Louis-Philippe Bonin, Janz Castelo and Nikki Chooi talk about Florent Schmitt’s moody, musing Légende (1918) and the three versions the composer created featuring solo saxophone, viola and violin.

March 14, 2020 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Instrumental Music | tagged Andorra SaxFest, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Claude Debussy, Elise Hall, Ensemble SaxoLogie, Fernande Decruck, Florent Schmitt, International Adolphe Sax Competition, Janz Castelo, JoAnn Falletta, Legende, Leon Moreau, Louis-Philippe Bonin, Nikki Chooi, Vincent d'Indy | Leave a comment

On March 6 and 7, 2020, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of its music director, JoAnn Falletta, presented Florent Schmitt’s Légende, Op. 66 in concert. However, it wasn’t the customary version for saxophone that the composer had created in 1918, but rather the version prepared several years later that features a solo violin. […]