Ballet, Schmitt, F (composer)
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Schmitt: La Tragédie de Salomé & Chant élégiaque
RecommendedFrankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alain Altinoglu
for this score as Schmitt conceived it, Altinoglu is self-evidently the first choice. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th May 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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French Ballet Music of the 1920s
RecommendedL’Éventail de Jeanne, ballet in one act by ten French composers; Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel, ballet in one act by members of the group Les Six
Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon
The zany exuberance of Les mariés, concocted by five of Les Six in the 1920s, is infectiously captured in this colourful reissue, as is L'éventail, a contemporaneous ten-composer collaboration. —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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There are quite a few versions of La tragédie de Salomé available, but none more refined and silky than this one. The Buffalo Philharmonic is a polished orchestra and has a wonderful satin feel... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2020
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Schmitt: Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l’Oeil & Introït, Récit et Congé
Aline Martin mezzo-soprano (Petit Elfe), Henri Demarquette (cello)
Orchestre national de Lorraine, Jacques Mercier
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2014, Winner - Musique symphonique
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin favours more leisurely tempos in the slow introductions [of Salomé], drawing luscious playing from his Montreal orchestra, particularly in the Prelude...He has a firm grasp... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2011, Editor's Choice
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Florent Schmitt: Psaume 47, La Tragédie de Salomé & Le Palais hanté
Susan Bullock (soprano)
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Yan Pascal Tortelier
Tortelier is...supple and caressing, emphasising the score's Gallic progeniture. Going from the lurid sex and violence of Salome to Schmitt's setting of Psalm 47 should be a major wrench stylistically,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, Choral & Song Choice
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Goetzel calibrates dynamic terracing particularly deftly [in the Hindemith scherzo]...[He] also excels in Florent Schmitt's festeringly erotic Tragedy of Salome...drawing playing of hot commitment... —
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The Composers Conduct: Ravel, Roussel, Schmitt & Elgar
Albert Roussel (piano), Claire Croiza (mezzo-soprano)
Maurice Ravel, Florent Schmitt, Edward Elgar
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Schmitt, F: La Tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50
Marie-Paule Fayt (soprano)
Rheinland Palatinate State Philharmonic Orchestra, Patrick Davin
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Schmitt - Orchestral Music
Charles Humphries (organ)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, The BBC National Chorus of Wales, Thierry Fischer
Originally for just 20 instruments, Schmitt shortened and revised Salomé, creating a richly orchestrated tour de force. Thierry Fischer is a committed advocate of this often mesmerizing score,... —
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