Florent Schmitt(1870-1958); a Catalogue of the Music

[Dundonnell]

Quite one of the most difficult catalogues to compile. Schmitt was another composer who reworked many of his earlier piano pieces into orchestral works. The ordering of the opus numbers is well beyond my comprehension    Hopefully Balapoel will be able to add to this with some of Schmitt's other compositions

FLORENT SCHMITT: A CATALOGUE OF THE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

1890-96:Eight Preludes for Orchestra "Soirs" for orchestra, op.5: 26 minutes     + (Naïve and Cybelia cds)
1894:      "En ete" for orchestra, op.10
                "Marchie de la Classe en Route Vers Les Libres Azurs" for brass
1895:      "Paysage-Skizze" for orchestra
                Lyric Scene "La Vision de Saul" for voice and orchestra
                "Chor" for chorus and orchestra
1896:      Cantata "Melusine" for three voices and orchestra
                "Pendant la Tempete" for solists, chorus and orchestra
1897:      Cantata "Fredegone" for three voices and orchestra
1897/19?:"Les barques" for voice and orchestra, op. 8
1897/1904:"Musique de plein air" for orchestra, op.44
1897/1908:"La Tristesse au jardin" for voice and orchestra, op. 52: 4 minutes
1898:      Cantata "Radegone" for three voices and orchestra
               Symphonic Poem "Combat de Raksasas et Deliverance de Sita"
              "Rapsodie Parisienne" for orchestra
1898/19?:Suite "Musiques sur l'eau" for voice and orchestra, op.33
1899:      Cantata "Callirhoe" for three voices and orchestra
                Prelude for orchestra, op.11
                Four Pieces for orchestra, op.15
1899/1933:"Hymne funebre" for chorus and orchestra or wind orchestra, op.46b
1900:      Cantata "Semiramis" for soprano, tenor, bass, chorus and orchestra, op. 14: 25 minutes
               "Danse Indienne" for chorus and orchestra
1900/06:Turkisk Divertissement "Selamik" for winds, op.48a
1900-04:Symphonic Study "Les palais hante" for orchestra, op.49    + (EMI and Chandos cds)
1901:     "Demande" for voice and orchestra, op.21
1901-07:Four Songs for voice and orchestra, op.45
1903/11:"Chant elegiaque" for Cello and Orchestra, op.24    +   (Eurodisc cd)
1903-04:Three Rhapsodies for orchestra, op.53
1903-10:"Scherzo vif" for Violin and Orchestra, op. 59: 5 minutes
1903/13:"Feuillets de voyage" for orchestra, op.26
1904:      Psalm XLVII for soprano, chorus, organ and orchestra, op.38: 26 minutes    +  (Erato, Chandos, Hyperion and Golden Melodram cds)
1905:     Suite "Reflets d'Allemagne" for orchestra, op. 28
               "Chansons a quarter voix" and orchestra, op.39: 15 minutes
1907:      "Pupazzi" for orchestra, op. 36: 15 minutes
1907/10:Choreographic Poem "La tragedie de Salome", op.50: 26 minutes     +  (several recordings)
                "Danse des Devadasis" for chorus and orchestra, op. 47
1912:      "En Scutaria: Trurkish Song" for voice and orchestra
1913-15:"Reves" for orchestra, op.65, No.1: 8 minutes    +   (Marco Polo and Naïve cds)
1913-14:Symphonic Poem "Dionysiaques" for wind band, op. 62   +  (Caprice, Chandos and Summit cds)
1914:      "Chant de guerre" for tenor, chorus and orchestra, op.63
1916:      "Marche du 164e R.I." for military band, op.48b
                "Chant d'Esperance des Bleus" for orchestra
1917:      "J'entends dans le lontain" for Piano and Orchestra, op.64b
1918:      "Legende" for Viola, Violin or Saxophone and Orchestra, op. 66     +  (viola version-Cybelia cd; saxophone version-Onyx, Arte Nova, BIS and Ottavo cds)
1919-23:Ballet "Le petit elfe Ferme-l'oeil", op.73
1919-20:Six Symphonic Episodes in two Suites "Antoine et Cleopatre" for orchestra, op.69: 45 minutes   +  (Timpani cd)
1920/23:"Mirages" for orchestra, op.70: 12 minutes   +  (Timpani cd)
1920/24:"Kerob-Shal" for tenor and orchestra, op.67
1922/35:"In Memoriam" for orchestra, op. 72a    +   (Cybelia cd)
1923/24:"Fonctionnaire MCMXII" for orchestra, op. 74    +   (Cybelia cd)
1925:      "Danse d'Abisag" for orchestra, op.75: 11 minutes    +  (Marco Polo cd)
1926:      Six Symphonic Episodes in Three Suites from the Incidental Music to "Salammbo", op.76
               "Final" for Cello and Orchestra, op.77
1927:      Rondo burlesque for orchestra, op.78    +  (Cybelia cd)
                "Cancunik Suite for orchestra, op. 79
1928:      "Kermesse-Valse tire de l'eventail de Jeanne"" for orchestra, op.80    +  (Chandos cd)
1928-31:Symphonie concertante for Piano and Orchestra, op.82: 37 minutes   +  (Naive cd)
1931:      Six Choruses for four female voices and orchestra, op.81a
1932:      Ballet "Reflets", op. 28
1932-33:Ballet "Oriane ou le Prince 'Amour", op.83 (and 1934-Ballet Suite "Oriane la Sans-Egale", op.83b   +   (Cybelia cd))   
1935:      Three Dances for Orchestra, op.86
1937:      "Chaine Brisee" for orchestra, op.87
                "Fete de lumiere" for soprano, chorus and orchestra, op. 88
                "Suite sans esprit de suite" for orchestra, op. 89    +  (Cybelia and Hyperion cds)
1938:      "Enfants" for small orchestra, op.94
1939:      "L'abre entre tous" for chorus and orchestra, op. 95
1940:      Four Poemes de Ronard for voice and orchestra, op.100
1940-41:"Trois Chants" for voice and orchestra, op.98
1941:      "Trois Trios" for female voices and orchestra, op.99
                 Symphony for Strings "Janiana", op.101: 16 minutes    +  (Erato cd)
                "Essais de locomotives" for orchestra, op.103
1947:      "Suite "Habeyssee" for Violin and Orchestra, op.110: 11 minutes      + (Marco Polo cd)
1948:      "Introit, recit et conge" for Cello and Orchestra, op.113
1949:      "La Tete de Kenwarc'h" for four vocalists and orchestra, op.114
                "Cinqu Choeurs en Vingt Minutes" for soloist, chorus and orchestra, op.118
1949-51:"Le chant de la nuit" for soloists, chorus and orchestra, op.120
1950:      "Scenes de la vie moyenne" for orchestra, op. 124
1953:      Suite for Flute and Orchestra, op. 129
                Ballet "Le Jardin Secret"
                Suite for Trumpet and Orchestra, op.133
1956-58:Symphony No.2, op.137: 24 minutes    +  (Marco Polo cd)
1958:      Mass for chorus and orchestra, op.138

Source:

http://imslp.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Florent_Schmitt

[Balapoel]

I'll do my best:
Chamber
7   Chant du soir for Violin and Piano (1895)
17   Scherzo pastorale for Flute and Piano (1912)
19   5 pieces for Piano Trio (1913)
25   4 pieces for Violin/English Horn and Piano (1901)
30a   Andantino for oboe and piano (1927)
30   Songe de Coppelius, for saxophone and piano   
35   Andante et Scherzo for Harp and string quartet   
48a   Sélamik for winds (1906)
51   Piano Quintet (1908)
54   Lied et Scherzo for Large Chamber Ensemble (1910)
57   2 pièces for harp or Piano (1911)
68   Sonata in Two parts for Violin and Piano (1919)
84   Suite en Rocaille for Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Harp (1935)
85.1   Trio Sonata (Sonatine en trio) for Piano or Harpsichord, Flute, and Clarinet (1936)
85.2   Trio Sonata for Piano Trio (1940)
93   Minorités for Flute, Violin and Piano (1938)
96   Hassards for Piano Quartet (1944)
97   A tour d'Anches for Piano, oboe, clarinet, bassoon (1943)
102   Saxophone Quartet (1948)
105   String Trio (1946)
106   Quartet of Flutes (1949)
109   Quartet for Three trombones and Tuba (1946
112   String Quartet (1949
125   Chants Alizes for Wind Quintet (fl, ob, cl, hn, bn) (1955
128   Sextet for Clarinets (before 1953)
134   Pour presque tous les temps For flute, violin, cello and Piano (1956)
   Tres Lent for piano trio   
   Andante religioso   1946

Opera
73   Le petit elfe Ferme-l'Oeil (1923)

Organ
108   Marche nuptiale for Organ (1951)

Piano
3   3 Preludes (1895)
5   Soirs: 10 preludes pour le piano (1896)
6   Ballade de la neige for noir (1896)
12   2 Pieces for Piano (1899)
13   3 Morceaux for Piano (1902)
15   7 Pieces for Piano duet (1899)
16   Musique Intimes for Piano (1900)
22   Musique Foraines for piano duet (1902)
23   Nuits romaines for Piano (1901)
26.1   Feuillets de voyage for Piano Duet part one (1913)
26.2   Feuillets de voyage for Piano Duet part two (1913)
27   9 Pieces for Piano (1903)
28   Reflets d'Allemagne for Piano Duet (1905)
29   Musique Intimes for Piano (1904)
31   3 valses nocturnes (1901)
32   Petite Musiques for piano (1906)
34   Sur cinq notes for piano duet (1906)
36   Pupazzi for piano
37   3 pièces récréatives for Piano Duet
41   8 courtes pièces pour préparer l'élève à la musique moderne for Piano Duet (1908)
42   Pièces romantiques for Piano (1908)
43   Humoreques for Piano Duet (1911)
46.1   4 pièces for Piano (1903)
53   3 Rapsodies for Two Pianos (1904)
56   Crépuscules for Piano (1911)
58   Une semaine du petit elfe Feme-L'Oeil (1912)
64.1   Ombres for Piano (1917)
70   Mirages for Piano (1921)
72.2   Hommage sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré for Piano
76.2   Sous la tente for Piano
86   3 Dances for Piano (1936)
87   Chaîne brisée for Piano (1937)
90   La retardée for Piano (1937)
92   Small Gestures for Piano (1940)
94   Enfants for Piano (1941)
107   Clavecin obtempérant (1947)
132   5 Refrains for Piano (1955)
   Tombeau de Paul Dukas (1936)

Sacred
138   Mass in four Parts (1958)

Vocal
1   O Salutaris for voice and Piano (1891)
2   2 Chansons (1824)
2.2   Ritournelle (1925)
4   3 melodies (1895)
8   Les barques for Voice and orchestra and piano (1897)
9   Soir sur le lac for voice and piano(1898)
14   Semiramis (1900)
18   2 Chansons (1901)
20   Demande for Voice and Orchestra and Piano (1901)
21   3 Chansons (1897)
30   Vocalise in Bb for Soprano (1906)
33   Musique sur l'eau for voice and orchestra or piano (1898)
38   Psalm 47 for Soprano, Chorus, Organ, and Orchestra or Piano Duet (1904)
39   Chansons à quatre voix for Vocal Quartet or Piano Duet (1905)
40   3 choeurs a cappella
45   4 lieds for voice and Orchestra or Piano (1912)
46.2   Hymne funèbre for Male Chorus and Orchestra (Before 1933)
47   Danse des Devadasis for solo chorus and Orchestra (1908)
50   La Tragédie de Salomé (1910), orchestra with women's voices (no words)
52   Tristesse au Jardin for Voice and Orchestra and Piano (1908)
55   2 Chansons (1911)
60   5 Motets with Accompaniment (1917)
61   Hymne à l'été for A Cappella ensemble (1913)
63   Chant de guerre for Tenor, Male chorus, and Orchestra or Piano (1914)
67   Kérob-shal (1924), 3 songs
71   3 chants en l'honneur d'Auguste Comte (1921)
81.1   6 Choruses for Four female voices and Orchestra (1931)
81.2   12 Songs and Harmonic Basses (1931)
88   Fête de la lumière for Orchestra, Chorus, and Soprano Solo (1936)
91   En bonnes voix for A Cappella Ensemble (1938)
95   L'arbre entre tous for Chorus and Orchestra (1939)
98   3 chants with Orchestra or Piano (1943)
99   3 trios for Female Voices and Orchestra or Piano (1941)
100   4 poèmes de Ronsard (1942)
104   A contre -voix for Vocal Ensemble (1944)
114   The Head of Kenwarc'h for Male Chorus (1949)
115   4 monocantes for voice and Piano (1949)
116   3 liturgies joyeuses for Mixed Choir and Organ (1951)
117   Cinq choeurs en vingt minutes (1951)
118   Troi poemes de Danzo (1951)
119   Domine, dominus noster for Mixed chorus (1956)
120   Le chant de la nuit for Mixed chorus (1951)
121   Quinque cantus (1952)
126   Laudate, pueri Dominum for Mixed Choir (1952)
127   Oremus pro Pontifice for Mixed Choir (1952)
130   Fables sans morales for Mixed Voices (1954)
131   De vives voix (1955)
135   Psalm 112 for Mixed male chorus (1956)
136   3 duos for Voice and Piano (1957)

Unknown instrumentation
123   Conseil tune par les rats (1950)
   Combat des Raksasas (1898)
   Rapsodie Parisiene (1898)
   Hymne funebre (1899)
   Belle meuniere (1904)
   Jardin Secret (1958)

[alberto]

Some additions to the orchestral discography.
The 1896 "Soirs" exist on Cybelia (Most Cybelia label Cds became Marco Polo, but not two Schmitt Cds)
The 1904 "Le Palais Hantè" exists on Emi (G.Pretre cond.)
The 1904 "Psalm XLVII" I think exists as Cd in the Martinon EMI recording (I have as Lp)
The 1907 "La Tragedie de Salomè" in full version (lasting just one full hour) exists on Marco Polo
The 1918 "Legende"exists on Arte Nova (sax. version) and on Cybelia (viola version).
The 1924 "Fonctionnaire MCMXII exists on Cybelia
The 1925-35 "In memoriam" exists on Cybelia
The 1927 "Rondò Burlesque" exists on Cybelia
The 1933 ballet-suite "Oriane et le Prince d'Amour" on Cybelia
The 1937 "Suite sans l'esprit de Suite " exist on Cybelia

Exists a transciption by Schmitt himself for strings orchestra (Cybelia Cd) of the "Andante Religioso" from the Quarte op.109 (1946) for three trombones and tuba.

[Dundonnell]

Many thanks to Balapoel for his additions and to alberto for the additional information on cd recordings

[japptimes]

Has anyone been able to find a recording anywhere of the Schmitt String Trio op 105?

It doesnt seem to exist anywhere. Im in australia, so the two vinyls on Amazon won't ship to me. Sigh.

[petershott@btinternet.com]

Welcome to the Forum, Japptimes.

I hope I'm not making a similar mistake to that of the 19th century European who famously declared that there are no black swans - but I am reasonably confident there isn't a recording of the Schmitt Trio Op 105. A considerable pity! There are duplicate recordings of some of Schmitt's works, but frustratingly no recordings at all of other of his equally good works.

[eschiss1]

I see there's been an LP recording on Cybelia in the 1980s of his string trio but I know of no other recording either.

[jani]

There is also recording of two suites Antoine et Cléopâtre and Rêves on Cybelia (CY 842), and three suites on Salammbô are on Ades (203592). Antoine et Cléopâtre is conducted by Leif Segerstam and Salammbô by Jacques Mercier.

By the way, has anyone heard Semiramis? That is the one piece I would like to hear.

[FBerwald]

Is there a Symphony No. 1?

[eschiss1]

Maybe the Symphonie concertante op.82 is considered his first symphony, or Janiana (op.101, symphony for strings) ?

[gpdlt2010]

Some additions to the Schmitt discography:
La Tragédie de Salome (ORTF, Martinon);also New Philharmonia Orchestra, de Almeida and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Janowski
Danse d'Abisag, op. 75 (Rheinland-Pfalz,Segerstam)
Symphony no. 2 (Rheinland-Pfalz,Segerstam)
Mirages, Suite sans esprit de suite, op. 89 (Rhineland-Pfalz, Lockhart)
Quintette, op. 51+Hasards, op. 96 (Christian Ivaldi, piano;Quatuor Stanislas)
Janiniana,op. 52 (Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, J-F Paillard)
Suite en Rocaille, op. 84 (Marie-Claire Jamet Quintet)
Lied et Scherzo,op. 54 (Pierre del Vescovo,Jean Hubeau)
In Memoriam+Ronde Burlesque, op. 78+Légende pour alto et orchestre, op. 66 (Rheinland-Pfalz, Pierre Stoll)
Symphonie Concertante, op. 82+Rêves,op. 65+Soirs, op. 5 (Hüseyin Sermet, piano; Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Robertson)

[gpdlt2010]

 
Some other additions to the Schmitt discography:

La tragédie de Salomé Op. 50
Psaume XLVII Op. 38
Suite sans esprit de suite Op. 89
Christine Buffle, Soprano
BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales
Thierry Fischer

La tragédie de Salomé Op. 50
Psaume XLVII Op. 38
Sharon Sweet, Soprano
Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeurs de Radio France
Marek Janowski

Ombres Op. 64
Crépuscules Op. 56
Enfants Op. 94
Laurent Wagschal, Piano

Musiques intimes pour piano
Angéline Pondepeyre, Piano