Drenched with atmosphere ... no one does it better than Florent Schmitt -- not even Ravel or Debussy. As an orientalist composer, he was second-to-none. And this super performance brings it all out, in spades!
Schmitt's orchestration is a wonder of refinement and opulence. Although his fame was at its peak between the wars, his alleged sympathy for the French rightist regime under the German occupation led to the eviction of his music from most concert halls. Worse, a school baptized in the name of F.Schmitt recently obtained the right to change its name. This is a childish insult to Schmitt's art which never showed any political inclination.
Drenched with atmosphere ... no one does it better than Florent Schmitt -- not even Ravel or Debussy. As an orientalist composer, he was second-to-none. And this super performance brings it all out, in spades!
Danzig987 2 years ago
Schmitt's orchestration is a wonder of refinement and opulence. Although his fame was at its peak between the wars, his alleged sympathy for the French rightist regime under the German occupation led to the eviction of his music from most concert halls. Worse, a school baptized in the name of F.Schmitt recently obtained the right to change its name. This is a childish insult to Schmitt's art which never showed any political inclination.
JCHBONNET 2 years ago