Florent Schmitt
- Francesca Cesaretti
- Emmanuel Olivier, Carl Ghazarossian
- The Rev Saxophone Quartet
- Ryukoku University Symphonic Band
- Bruno Belthoise, João Costa Ferreira
Live Albums
Singles & EPs
- The Rev Saxophone Quartet
Compilations
- Various Artists
- Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine, Angéline Pondepeyre, Orchestre National de Bretagne, Orchestre Régional Avignon-Provence, François-Xavier Bilger, François Boulanger, Éric Aubier, Sébastien Billard
- Various Artists
- André Jolivet, Radio-Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de l'Association des Concerts Lamoureux, Sylvio Gualda, Louis de Froment
- Gustave Cloëz, Gaston Crunelle, Orchestre de la Société de musique de chambre, Radiodiffusion francaise Soloists, Studio Orchestra, Pierre Jamet, Pierre Capdevielle, Pierre Jamet Quintet, Georges Blanpain
Biography
On the cutting edge of modernism among French composers in the early twentieth century, Florent Schmitt (1880-1958) was ultimately branded as conservative. Schmitt is best known for his cantata La tragédie de Salomé (1907) and his Piano Quintet (1908), both pioneering, difficult works that pushed post-romantic harmony through impressionism to the extent of near atonality, impressing the young Stravinsky. But Schmitt's later music grew increasingly more unremarkable as his professional status as conservatory head and critic began to evolve. Schmitt nevertheless tried his hand at many styles, and often well; he composed two symphonies, film scores, and many outstanding works for piano.