Schmitt: Piano Music
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| Artist: | Vincent Larderet |
| Release date: | 2011 |
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| Tracks: | 8 |
| Duration: | 01:16:30 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Ombres, Op. 64: I. J'entends dans le lointain | 13:13 |
| 2. | Ombres, Op. 64: II. Mauresque | 5:41 |
| 3. | Ombres, Op. 64: III. Cette ombre, mon image | 10:08 |
| 4. | Mirages, Op. 70: I. Et Pan, au fond des bles lunaires, s'accouda | 7:05 |
| 5. | Mirages, Op. 70: II. La Tragique Chevauchee | 8:24 |
| 6. | La Tragedie de Salome, Op. 50 bis (version for piano): Part I: Prelude: Lent | 10:18 |
| 7. | La Tragedie de Salome, Op. 50 bis (version for piano): Part I: Danse des perles: Assez vif | 4:38 |
| 8. | La Tragedie de Salome, Op. 50 bis (version for piano): Part II: [Lent] - Les enchantements de la mer - Danse des eclairs - Danse de l'effroi | 17:03 |
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[Edit]The French composer Florent Schmitt (1870-1958) wrote well over a hundred pieces in a number of forms. In the early twentieth century his music was frequently performed, and he had no shortage of fans including Igor Stravinsky (at least for a while). His reputation eventually plunged in no small part due to his pro-German, pro-Vichy sympathies in the ‘30s and ‘40s. In more recent years, there has been a revival of interest in his oeuvre, which draws on a number of styles and tendencies. This album includes a version of one of Schmitt’s best known compositions, La Tragédie de Salomé. The piece was originally composed as a ballet score for small orchestra, but Schmitt also produced a full orchestral version and a piano reduction, which Vincent Larderet plays on this recording. The album also includes Ombres, a work that has been compared to Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit and Mirages, which shows the influence of Debussy. At times the music possesses a Germanic intensity, which isn’t surprising since Laurent was born in Lorraine, a region that borders Germany. Larderet succeeds at bringing out both the atmospheric and dramatic qualities in Schmitt’s work.