Canadian pianist Linda Ippolito talks about discovering and performing Pupazzi (1907), Florent Schmitt’s whimsical tribute to Commedia dell’Arte characters.

August 21, 2019 · by Phillip Nones | in Chamber Music, Piano Music | tagged Aminte, Arlequin, Atys, Biljana Urban, Canadian Opera Company, Cassandre, Clymene, Commedia dell'Arte, Damis, Egle, Florent Schmitt, Four Seasons Centre, Georges Barrere, Jazz Bistro, Jean Doussard, Linda Ippolito, Loie Fuller, Louise Bessette, Maurice Babin, Music Leadership and Conflict, Pupazzi, Scaramouche, Schmitt, Sheridan Ippolito, Walter Damrosch | 1 Comment

Over the past 20 years, the vast majority of Florent Schmitt’s music for piano solo has been rediscovered by a new generation of music-lovers and performers. Moreover, nearly all of this music has been commercially recorded at least one time. However, one piano composition, Pupazzi, Opus 36 (Puppets), hasn’t been part of the revival, and […]