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“Florent Schmitt has been the victim of a caprice of time”: Émile Vuillermoz’s portrait of Florent Schmitt, written for the Christian Science Monitor (1927).

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“A genius essentially dynamic, fed by strong rhythms and dark and violent colors …” — Émile Vuillermoz, French arts critic and author In 1927, Durand brought out the first biography of Florent Schmitt, one of the brightest stars in the publishing firm’s galaxy of composers. At the time, Schmitt was 57 years old and at […]

“Courtly and polite, mixed with humor and sarcasm”: Florent Schmitt sits for an interview with Le Guide du concert magazine (1929).

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Several months ago Sébastien Damarey, a faithful reader of the Florent Schmitt Website + Blog, sent me a very interesting historical artifact — an interview with Florent Schmitt that was published in the January 25, 1929 issue of the French arts magazine Le Guide du concert et des théâtres lyriques. What makes this article particularly […]