Florent Schmitt Psaume XLVII Part III

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[jheaton0416]

Thank you so much for posting this amazing choral work. Who performed this recording?

[JCHBONNET]

Orchestre National de l'ORTF, Jean Martinon. The soprano is Andréa Guiot.

[mariah17]

I sing in a chorale and we just performed this last night. It was fantastic! We closed the concert with this piece and we had the audience on its feet within a half second. Such a great piece and so rarely done.

[JCHBONNET]

Thanks for promoting this rare work ! The last bars are so ecstatic that I am not surprised that the audience jumped on its feet at the end of the concert. I hope that this well deserved success will give ideas to other conductors.

[beikson]

i agree wih you but what about the "symphony of psalms" by Stravinsky? don't you thik there might be some links with Schmitt's vocal works?

[JCHBONNET]

I would say that Stravinsky's orchestration is dryer than Schmitt's although I agree that his Symphony of Psalms shares a certain taste for spectacular harmonies with Schmitt's works. On the contrary, Stravinsky may have influenced Schmitt in his Symphony Concertante. Anyway, these are only my personal opinions !

[Danzig987]

@jheaton0416 John, you are the fellow who sang this in DC a number of years back, correct? Be sure to check out the latest commercial recording ... with Yan-Pascal Tortelier conducting the Sao Paulo Orchestra & Chorus, on the Chandos label, from 2011. It is the equal to this great Martinon one ... finally after 30+ years.

[Clivejvaughan]

Should be getting used to meeting fine 'new' composers on this channel, but this piece, and I suspect a good deal else of Schmitt, is a real find for me. Many thanks !

[leclavecisnistre]

@Danzig987 It was performed by Chœur et Orchestre Inter-Lycées (COIL) de Besançon, France ; on march 19th, 20th & april 1st & 3rd 1997at the Grand Kursaal and also on march21st in Pontarlier.

It was conducted by Jean Mislin, and Catherine Maerten was the soprano solo.

There was also Albert Roussel's Psalm 80, with Jean Delescluse as tenor.

I've just been told it might be sung in Besançon again next year by the Chœur Schütz (also conducted by J.Mislin)... I hope it will!

[Danzig987]

@leclavecisnistre Can you give me more info on your performance? Who conducted, and who sang the soprano solo? And when in 1997 was it (month and/or day)? I'd like to add this to my "chronicle listing" of Psaume performances.

[leclavecisnistre]

When I listen to this final, I still feel excited as I sung it for the first. It was in 1997 with the Chœur et Orchestre Interlycée in Besançon, France. We also performed Roussel's Psalm80. It was avery great moment for all of us!

it's too bad that we don't listen to it in concert more often in France...