American orchestra conductor JoAnn Falletta talks about performing and recording the music of Florent Schmitt (Antoine et Cléopâtre and Le Palais hanté).

March 12, 2015 · by Phillip Nones | in Ballet, Choral Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers | tagged Antoine et Cleopatre, Antony & Cleopatra, BPO, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Debussy, Edgar Allan Poe, Florent Schmitt, Franz Schmidt, French Composers, Impressionism, JoAnn Falletta, Le Palais Hante, NAXOS, Poe, Ravel, Richard Strauss, Schmitt, Shakespeare, Sixten Ehrling, Symphonic Poem, The Haunted Palace, Virginia Symphony, William Shakespeare | 2 Comments

Recorded in March 2015 by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the pieces are slated for release on the NAXOS label later this year. Under its music director JoAnn Falletta, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra has established something of a reputation for programming neglected scores from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including performances in recent years of works […]