Experiencing Florent Schmitt’s Antony & Cleopatra (1920) and other orientalist masterpieces from France’s “Golden Age” of classical music live in concert: An eyewitness report from Paris.

June 19, 2018 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Aaron Merritt, Albert Roussel, Alexandre Dratwicki, Antoine et Cleopatre, Antony & Cleopatra, Charles Koechlin, d'Indy, Debussy, Edouard Foure Caul-Futy, Eric Butruille, Fabien Gabel, Florent Schmitt, Grand Salle Pierre Boulez, Istar, Jacques Dresa, Khamma, Orchestre de Paris, Padmavati, Palazzetto Bru Zane, Paris Philharmonie, Ravel, Schmitt, Vincent d'Indy | 1 Comment

American cellist Aaron Merritt and French arts administrator Eric Butruille traveled to the Philharmonie in Paris for the June 2018 event and were interviewed immediately thereafter. On June 9th and 10th, 2018, the Orchestre de Paris presented a program that must rank as one of the most interesting concerts of this year’s artistic season in the […]

Four important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in the upcoming 2018/19 concert season by orchestras in Bern, Buffalo, Malmö, Mexico City, Norfolk, Paris, Québec City, Warsaw and Washington.

April 7, 2018 · by Phillip Nones | in Choral Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Opera, Vocal Music | tagged Antoine et Cleopatre, Antony & Cleopatra, Bern Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Choeur de l'OSQ, Fabien Gabel, Florent Schmitt, Jacek Kaspszyk, JoAnn Falletta, Karina Gauvin, La Tragedie de Salome, Malmo Symphony Orchestra, Marc Soustrot, Mario Venzago, Musique sur l'eau, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, Orquesta Filarmonica de Mexico, Psalm 47, Psaume XLVII, Ronald Zollman, Scott Tucker, Shakespeare's Globe, UNAM, Virginia Arts Festival, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Washington Choral Arts Society | Leave a comment

The international Bachtrack website is in the process of uploading its global database of classical music programs for the upcoming season. Although it isn’t an exhaustive listing of every professional group, the site covers nearly all of the major orchestras, opera and ballet companies around the world, making it the “go-to” resource for information about what’s happening […]

Finnish composer and music journalist Osmo Tapio Räihälä shares his experience of visiting the gravesite of Florent Schmitt in Paris (November 2017).

December 7, 2017 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Bagneux Cemetery, Cemetiere de Picpus, Find a Grave, Florent Schmitt, French Composers, Jonathan Darlington, Kate Mockler Jenkins, La Tragedie de Salome, Mel Bonis, Montmartre Cemetery, Orchestre de Paris, Osmo Tapio Raihala, Sakari Oramo, Schmitt, Stephane Abdallah | 3 Comments

Osmo Tapio Räihälä is one of Finland’s better-known composers of today. He has created music in many forms, from vocal and chamber pieces to large orchestral works. Mr. Räihälä’s highly active career includes fulfilling numerous composition commissions. His works have been performed by important European orchestras and ensembles, interpreted by leading artists such as the […]

French conductor Fabien Gabel talks about Florent Schmitt’s Ronde burlesque (1927) … and why he champions the music of this composer around the world.

June 1, 2017 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Alain Margoni, Albert Roussel, Antoine et Cleopatre, Cleveland Orchestra, Debussy, Fabien Gabel, Jacques Ibert, Jolivet, La Tragedie de Salome, Le Palais Hante, Mahler, Milwaukee Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre Francais des Jeunes, Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec, OSQ, Paul Paray, Psaume XLVII, Ravel, Reinhold Friedrich, Reves, Ronde burlesque, Shostakovich, Tomasi, Vincent d'Indy | 1 Comment

Fabien Gabel is one of France’s leading conductors of the younger generation, with an international career. He has been music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec since 2012, and this year was also named music director of the Orchestre Français des Jeunes, succeeding David Zinman. In addition, he guest-conducts regularly in the United States and major […]

Seven important compositions of Florent Schmitt to be featured in the upcoming 2017/18 concert season by orchestras in Bern, Cleveland, Cluj, Guanajuato, London, Lyon, Milwaukee, Mons and Paris.

April 20, 2017 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Instrumental Music | tagged Antoine et Cleopatre, Antony & Cleopatra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Bern Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Concert Calendar, Daniel Myssyk, Fabien Gabel, Florent Schmitt, Frank Braley, Gottfried Rabl, Guanajuato Symphony Orchestra, Haunted Palace, Jonathan Darlington, Le Palais Hante, Lionel Bringuier, Mario Venzago, Milwaukee Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, Sakari Oramo, Schmitt, Symphony No. 2 | Leave a comment

The international Bachtrack website is in the process of uploading its global database of classical music programs for the upcoming season. Although it isn’t an exhaustive listing of every professional artistic group, the site covers nearly all of the major orchestras, opera and ballet companies and other important ensembles around the world, making it the “go-to” […]

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 […]

Available online: Florent Schmitt’s La Tragédie de Salomé, performed live by Alain Altinoglu and the Orchestre de Paris (2012).

March 14, 2013 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Uncategorized | tagged Alain Couchard, Altinoglu, Bringuier, Chicago Symphony, Classical Music, Defauw, Deneve, Florent Schmitt, French Composers, Nezet-Seguin, Nones, Orchestre de Paris, Paris Conservatoire, Salome, Schmitt, Tragedie de Salome | Leave a comment

The French-Armenian maestro Alain Altinoglu, along with several other younger-generation conductors, have been traveling the globe in recent years performing Florent Schmitt’s ballet score La Tragédie de Salomé. Conductors Stéphane Denève and Yannick Nézet-Séguin have both performed the score in Canada and France, while Lionel Bringuier has brought the Salomé to Los Angeles, Cleveland, Sweden, Finland, […]

Florent Schmitt

A website and blog that celebrates the highly individualistic music of the fascinating French composer Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) — as well as the scholars and musicians who study and perform his works.

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