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French pianist Bruno Belthoise talks about keeping Florent Schmitt’s Une semaine du petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil (1912) part of his performing repertoire over the years.

December 10, 2017 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Chamber Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Piano Four-Hand Music, Piano Music | tagged Adolfo Rascon Carbajal, Antonio Rosado, Bruno Belthoise, CeDeCe, Claude Maillols, Claudio Carneyro, Fabien Gabel, Florent Schmitt Schmitt, Francesca Todesco, Francisco de Lacerda, French Composers, Hans Christian Andersen, Isadora Duncan, JoAnn Falletta, Joao Costa Ferreira, Julia Levien, Le Petit Elfe, Lisboa-Paris, Luiz Costa, Manoel de Oliveira, Reflets d'Allemagne, Schola Cantorum, Sergio Azevedo, Teresa Valente Pereira, Trio Pangea, Trois Rapsodies, Une semaine due petit elfe Ferme-loeil | Leave a comment

In 2013, one of the earliest interviews I conducted for the Florent Schmitt Website + Blog was with the French pianist Bruno Belthoise.  I had discovered him from YouTube, where several movements of Florent Schmitt’s piano four-hand suite Une semaine du petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil, Opus 58 had been uploaded from a performance he gave at the […]

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  • JoAnn Falletta’s Buffalo Philharmonic recording of Florent Schmitt’s orchestral music wins the prestigious Diapason d’Or award. March 4, 2021
  • Florent Schmitt and the piano collection à l’Exposition: Musical vignettes of the Paris Exposition of 1937 (La Retardée). March 2, 2021
  • In a concert season upended by COVID-19, Florent Schmitt’s original scoring of La Tragédie de Salomé (1907) gets its moment in the sun at last. February 1, 2021
  • Israeli pianist and pedagogue Tomer Lev talks about planning and producing the new NAXOS recording of the Tombeau de Claude Debussy (1920) complete anthology. January 23, 2021
  • Florent Schmitt and the Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors January 1, 2021
  • Investigating the mystery – and promise – of Florent Schmitt’s “Poèmes des lacs” (Les Barques, Demande, Musique sur l’eau, Soir sur le lac, Tristesse au jardin — 1897-1901) December 17, 2020

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  • Florent Schmitt and the piano collection à l'Exposition: Musical vignettes of the Paris Exposition of 1937 (La Retardée).
    Florent Schmitt and the piano collection à l'Exposition: Musical vignettes of the Paris Exposition of 1937 (La Retardée).
  • JoAnn Falletta's Buffalo Philharmonic recording of Florent Schmitt's orchestral music wins the prestigious Diapason d'Or award.
    JoAnn Falletta's Buffalo Philharmonic recording of Florent Schmitt's orchestral music wins the prestigious Diapason d'Or award.
  • Elegance and Class:  Florent Schmitt’s Quartet Pour presque tous les temps (1956)
    Elegance and Class: Florent Schmitt’s Quartet Pour presque tous les temps (1956)
  • Voluptuous Colors:  Florent Schmitt’s Suite for Trumpet (1955)
    Voluptuous Colors: Florent Schmitt’s Suite for Trumpet (1955)
  • Andantino (Vocalise):  Florent Schmitt's most versatile composition (1906).
    Andantino (Vocalise): Florent Schmitt's most versatile composition (1906).
  • In the cross-currents of history:   An interview with musician and author Alberto Nones about the life and work of Italian composer Riccardo Zandonai.
    In the cross-currents of history: An interview with musician and author Alberto Nones about the life and work of Italian composer Riccardo Zandonai.
  • Florent Schmitt:  Alphabetical Listing of Compositions (1884-1958)
    Florent Schmitt: Alphabetical Listing of Compositions (1884-1958)
  • Florent Schmitt:  A French Composer Extraordinaire
    Florent Schmitt: A French Composer Extraordinaire
  • French Pianist Vincent Larderet Talks about Performing and Recording the Music of Florent Schmitt
    French Pianist Vincent Larderet Talks about Performing and Recording the Music of Florent Schmitt
  • Infectious elegance and so much more:  Florent Schmitt's Trois valses nocturnes (1901).
    Infectious elegance and so much more: Florent Schmitt's Trois valses nocturnes (1901).
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