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2023-09-25 13:47:06
Florent Schmitt, 2023
[…] during the same period, in 1907. Igor Stravinsky was taken by it; in Grove’s quote, he wrote to Schmitt: “I am only playing French music – yours, Debussy, Ravel’. And later, “I confess that [Salomé] has given me greater joy than any work I have heard in a long time.” In 1910 Schmitt created a concert version of the ballet. Here’s the second part of it (the New Philharmonia Orchestra is conducted by Antonio de Almeida). It’s not surprising that Stravinsky liked it, as it clearly presages parts of Rite of Spring. Another important piece, Psalm XLVII, was written in 1906. During WWI Schmitt wrote music for military bands but returned to regular composing once the war was over. He also worked as a music critic for the newspaper Le Temps. Schmitt was a nationalist with pronounced sympathies toward the Nazi regime. The episode we referred to at the beginning […]
2023-09-25 13:38:55
Florent Schmitt - La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50New Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)Antonio de Almeida (Conductor)
2023-09-25 13:34:17
Florent Schmitt - La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50, part 2New Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)Antonio de Almeida (Conductor)
2023-09-25 13:26:12
Florent Schmitt - La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50, part 1New Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)Antonio de Almeida (Conductor)
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