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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. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th May 2024
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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... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, November 2020
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Special offer. Florent Schmitt: Suites from 'Antoine et Cléopâtre' & Symphony No. 2
RecommendedBBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
The sultry, mysterious textures…are evocatively conjured by Oramo and the BBC Symphony players. Feverish, bacchanalian energies are unleashed in ‘Orgie et Danses’…[in the Symphony] Oramo does... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th March 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Special offer. 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. — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Conducted by JoAnn Falletta, the performances are admirably stylish, while the Buffalo Philharmonic boast nicely dexterous strings and woodwind. — More…
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Her approach to the music is one of enchanting simplicity. No show, no grandstanding; she beckons the listener to leave what they are doing, if they wish, and to come over and join her. Minimum... — More…
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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... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2011, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. 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,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2011, Choral & Song Choice
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