Florent Schmitt
French composer
Florent Schmitt (French pronunciation: [flɔʁã ʃmit]; 28 September 1870 – 17 August 1958) was a French composer. He was part of the group known as Les Apaches. His most famous pieces are La tragédie de Salome and Psaume XLVII (Psalm 47). He has been described as "one of the most fascinating of France's lesser-known classical composers".
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Works
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- 2 Pieces, op. 57
- 3 Rapsodies, op. 53
- 3 mélodies, op. 4
- A contre-voix, op. 104
- Antoine et Cléopâtre Suite no. 1, op. 69a
- Antoine et Cléopâtre Suite no. 2, op. 69b
- En bonnes voix
- Enfants…, op. 94
- Hasards, op. 96
- In memoriam, op. 72
- La Tragédie de Salomé, op. 50
- Le Petit Elfe Ferme-l'Oeil, op. 73
- Lied et Scherzo, op. 54
- Mirages, op. 70
- Musiques intimes, Book 1, op. 16
- Musiques intimes, livre 2, op. 29
- Ombres, op. 64
- Piano Quintet, op. 51
- Psaume XLVII, op. 38
- Quatre pièces, op. 25
- Quatuor pour saxophones, op. 102
- Salammbô, Trois suites d'orchestre, op. 76
- Soirs, op. 5
- Sonate libre en deux parties enchaînées, op. 68
- Sonatine en trio, op. 85
- Suite en rocaille, op. 84
- Suite for Trumpet and Orchestra
- Suite for Trumpet and Piano, op. 133
- Symphonie concertante, op. 82
- Symphony no. 2, op. 137
- Trio à cordes, op. 105
- À tour d'anches, op. 97
Box sets & recent recordings
- Schmitt: Çançunik, Suite for Orchestra in two parts, Op. 79: II. Scherzo-Tarentelle — Florent Schmitt, BBC Philhamonic Orchestra, Yan Pascal Tortelier, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (2026) Spotify
- Schmitt: Works for Piano — Florent Schmitt, Biljana Urban (2021) Spotify
Box sets & recent releases via Spotify — surfaced automatically, not editorial picks.