Florent Schmitt ‒ Soirs, Op.5

[@central9823]

How beautiful

[@PieInTheSky9]

Very first line made he think "must be French", then read the description and I was right! The French impressionists were so distinctive and so gorgeous!

[@Protonixum]

Chef d'oeuvre !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@simonprecheurllarena]

This is absolutely unbelievable. Great melding of colours, lush melodies, character, and detailed orchestration. Purely French in essence with a little German touch here and there. The composer was both French and German.

[@SCRIABINIST]

Beautiful

[@juanmaschoclan7994]

This is so beatufil, its the kind of romanticisim smetana did, i beleive...

[@konosxatz1]

Thank you Medtnaculus so much for introducing me to this incredible composer!!!

[@Medtnaculuss]

+konosxatz1 Plenty more of his works coming soon!

[@konosxatz1]

Can't wait!!!

[@Danzig987]

Keep them coming! You are going a great service to music-lovers everywhere!

[@Medtnaculuss]

Phillip Nones Glad you enjoyed it! I've been enjoying your recent blog posts too.

[@kuang-licheng402]

beautiful piece

[@Protonixum]

Belle pièce !!!

[@krugos1978]

Beautiful music, thanks for sharing!

[@DanielRobertspiano]

Beautiful piece! I must learn it

[@Danzig987]

Two recordings of the piano version of this suite have been recorded. One is long out-of-print but the other one, with the recently deceased pianist John Clegg, is available on the Paradisum label (UK-based). I don't consider this music to be reflective of Schmitt's mature style -- it's essentially a student effort, showing the influence of Schumann and Schmitt's teacher and mentor, Gabriel Faure. Nonetheless, it's a very engaging composition. You can read more about it here: florentschmitt.com/2015/06/05/florent-schmitts-best-known-early-composition-soirs-1890-96/

[@PentameronSV]

16:00 reminds me of Borodin's In the Steppes of Central Asia for some reason.

[@Danzig987]

More information about this music can be found here: florentschmitt.com/2015/06/05/florent-schmitts-best-known-early-composition-soirs-1890-96/

[@jk-so2tz]

와.. 처음부터 진짜 좋다

[@lewisbae]

sounds nice and thanks for introducing this rare(?) work for us..! but why is the second piece played lower than it should? sounds like g minor to me not g# minor..

[@Medtnaculuss]

He changes the key in the orchestral version. No idea why. Never noticed until you pointed it out, but you can see yourself on IMSLP.

[@lewisbae]

oh, so is it originally for solo piano?

[@Medtnaculuss]

Lewis Bae Yeah, this was originally a set of 10 pieces for piano and he transcribed most of them for orchestra.

[@lewisbae]

Medtnaculus from that I think he's similar to Ravel..!

[@Medtnaculuss]

Lewis Bae Very similar indeed. Schmitt even inspired Ravel's Jeux d'Eau with a piece of his "Les Lucioles" from his Nuits Romaines.

[@singtatsucgc3247]

A combination of French and German styles

[@alejandrom.4680]

Guess who did that too? Starts with B and ends with ach.

[@didierschein8515]

Very beautiful piece. Florent Schmitt is now forgotten, not for his music that has a lot a qualities, but rather for his anti-Semitism and for his sympathies for the nazism.

[@smb925]

Yeah his wiki page mentions that. Wagner had problematic views too, as did others of the time I’m sure. Definitely a stain on them personally. Some of their views/beliefs were disgusting, but they also composed some amazingly beautiful music. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@didierschein8515]

@@smb925 A big difference with Wagner is that Schmitt was contemporary with the nazism. It is true that Wagner had some anti-semitic ideas, but his music was used by the nazi propaganda long after his death.

[@smb925]

@@didierschein8515 very true