Biography of Florent Schmitt (1870-1958)

28.09.1870
Born in Blamont
Studies in Paris with Theodore Dubois, Albert Lavignac, Massenet and Fauré.
1900
Winner of Prix de Rome
1909
Founding member of Société Musicale Indépendante
1910
Lied et Scherzo for solo french horn and wind nonet
1911
Premiere of Lied et Scherzo for double quintet, played by the Société Moderne in Paris
1913
Schmitt is defending Strawinsky following the scandal of Sacre in Paris.
1929
Music critic for the newspaper Le temps
1930
Head of Société Musicale Indépendante
1934
Suite en rocaille for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp
21.06.1937
Premiere of the Suite en roncaille at the 15th festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music
1938
Chief of Société Nationale de Musique
1952
Chants Alizés for woodwind quintet
1957
Great price for music of the city of Paris
17.08.1958
Dies in Neuilly-sur-Seine

Sheet music for flute:

Chants Alizés - en quatre parties op. 125 (A-Dur)
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(flute, oboe, clarinet in A, bassoon, horn in F)
Durand S. A. Edition s Musicales, D & F 1372 bis
Rating: difficult
  1. I - D'une gravite quelque peu martiale
  2. II - Anime
  3. III - Lent
  4. IV - Anime
These are the parts. Very large and nice printed, but due to the big format not very practicable. The score is available from the edition with a different order number.
Chants Alizés - en quatre parties op. 125 (A-Dur)
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(flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn)
Durand S. A. Edition s Musicales, D & F. 13.742
Rating: difficult
  1. I - D'une gravite quelque peu martiale
  2. II - Anime
  3. III - Lent
  4. IV - Anime
Pocket score.
Quatuor de Flûtes op. 106 (Es-Dur)
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(4 flutes)
Durand S. A. Edition s Musicales, D. & F. 13.363
Rating: difficult
  1. Pompeux
  2. Vif
  3. Lent
  4. Avec entrain mais sans precipitation
Only parts, no score. Many time changes. First part plays very high (upper half of third octave)
Scherzo - Pastorale op. 17, Nr. 2 (A-Dur)
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(flute, piano)
Edition Kossack, 20107
Rating: difficult
  1. Assez vif
Dedicated to Philippe Gaubert
Sonatine en Trio op. 85 (D-Dur)
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(flute, clarinet in A, harpsichord (piano))
Durand S. A. Edition s Musicales, D & F 12589
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Assez anime
  2. Assez vif
  3. Tres lent
  4. Anime
An oversized booklet. Looks great but is a bit inpracticable as all bags are too small and the booklet is thus spoiled quite soon. The pianist has to work hard.

CDs with/from Florent Schmitt

Petr Duda, Katerina Englichova, Prague Wind Quintet, Daniel Wiesner
Florent Schmitt (2000)
jpc
Praga Digitals
  1. Lied et Scherzo op. 54 (09:18:00)
    2. Suite en Rocaille op. 84:
  2. I. Sans hâte (03:54:00)
  3. II. Animé (03:45:00)
  4. III. Sans lenteur (04:16:00)
  5. IV. Vif (02:33:00)
    6. Á tour d'anches:
  6. I. A courre (01:41:00)
  7. II. Sur un théme prévu (04:06:00)
  8. Á tour d'anches (07:48:00)
  9. IV. Quasimodo (01:48:00)
    10. Chants alizés op. 125:
  10. I. D'une gravité quelque peu martiale (02:54:00)
  11. II. Scherzo (03:04:00)
  12. III. Lent (03:29:00)
  13. IV. Ronde en losange (05:42:00)
Eric Le Sage, Francois Meyer, Paul Meyer, Emmanuel Pahud
French Connection (2005)
EMI Classics
  1. Dimitrij Schostakowitsch: Waltz No. 3 (02:52:00)
  2. Heitor Villa-Lobos: Choros No. 2 (02:28:00)
    3. Florent Schmitt: Sonatine en trio Op. 85:
  3. I. Assez anime (02:18:00)
  4. II. Assez vif (02:18:00)
  5. III. Tres lent (02:32:00)
  6. IV Anime (01:21:00)
    7. Darius Milhaud: Sonate Op. 47:
  7. I. Tranquille (07:05:00)
  8. II. Joyeux (03:06:00)
  9. III. Emporte (01:55:00)
  10. IV. Douloureux (06:18:00)
    11. André Jolivet: Sonatine:
  11. I. Andantino (03:29:00)
  12. II. Quasi cadenza (02:44:00)
  13. III. Intermezzo (03:34:00)
    14. Maurice Emmanuel: Sonate Op. 11:
  14. I. Allegro con spirito (04:03:00)
  15. II. Adagio (05:11:00)
  16. III Molto allegro e leggierissimo (03:33:00)
  17. Dimitrij Schostakowitsch: Waltz No. 4 (02:11:00)
Eine meiner Lieblingsscheiben. Tolle Musik und super gespielt. Interessante Zusammenstellung dieser nicht alltäglichen Besetzungen.
Mirage Quintet
French Flute Chamber Music (2007)
Tournier - Schmitt - Pierne - Francaix - Roussel
jpc
Naxos
    Marcel Tournier: Suite, op. 34:
  1. Soir - Calme et expressif (03:26:00)
  2. Danse - Naïvement (02:01:00)
  3. Lied - Assez lent, avec mélancolie (03:22:00)
  4. Fête - Animé (04:48:00)
    5. Florent Schmitt: Suinte en rocaille, op. 84:
  5. Sans hâte (03:40:00)
  6. Animé (03:49:00)
  7. sans lenteur (mouvement tres modéré de menuet) (03:38:00)
  8. Vif (02:31:00)
  9. Gabriel Pierné: Variations libres et finale, op. 51 (10:52:00)
    10. Jean Françaix: Quintette:
  10. Andante tranquillo (02:27:00)
  11. Scherzo (02:30:00)
  12. Andante (02:40:00)
  13. Rondo (01:30:00)
    14. Albert Roussel: Sérénade, op. 30:
  14. Allegro (04:32:00)
  15. Andante (06:55:00)
  16. Presto (04:26:00)

Literature von/über Florent Schmitt

Last edit 20.06.2020