In the early 20th century, Florent Schmitt was one of the most admired of French composers, and his atmospheric music was highly influential, even impressing Igor Stravinsky. But as the decades passed, such lushly orchestrated works as the ballet La Tragédie de Salomé, the tone poem Le Palais hanté, and Psaume XLVII seemed passé to the rising modernist generation, and Schmitt's reputation as a conservative was increasingly at odds with the avant-garde. This 2011 super audio recording by Yan Pascal Tortelier is one of ...
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In the early 20th century, Florent Schmitt was one of the most admired of French composers, and his atmospheric music was highly influential, even impressing Igor Stravinsky. But as the decades passed, such lushly orchestrated works as the ballet La Tragédie de Salomé, the tone poem Le Palais hanté, and Psaume XLVII seemed passé to the rising modernist generation, and Schmitt's reputation as a conservative was increasingly at odds with the avant-garde. This 2011 super audio recording by Yan Pascal Tortelier is one of several releases of Schmitt's music that have represented a resurgence of interest since the 1990s, and the lavish performances and high-quality sound make a strong case for these works. La Tragédie de Salomé is the best known, and the Săo Paulo Symphony Orchestra delivers it with suave melodic lines and scintillating colors. Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Haunted Palace," Le Palais hanté is similar to the ballet in its evocative impressionism, and its rich harmonies make this an...
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