from Oannes *

Ο λόγος που ένας ιδιοφυής καλλιτέχνης όπως ο Florent Schmitt κατέχει τον [υποτιμητικό] τίτλο του “πιο συναρπαστικού απ’ τους λιγότερο γνωστούς Γάλλους συνθέτες” είναι πιθανά πολιτικός : αφορά στη συνεργασία του, επί Γερμανικής Κατοχής, με την κυβέρνηση του Βισύ. Μη κατατάξιμος [στο προσωπικό του ιδίωμα ενσωματώνονται μεταρομαντικά, ιμπρεσιονιστικά και νεοκλασικιστικά στοιχεία] ιδιαίτερα παραγωγικός, είχε τον θαυμασμό συνθετών της εποχής του όπως οι Dutilleux, Delius, Stravinsky.
Οι πιο γνωστές, αν μπορούμε να τις ονομάσουμε έτσι, συνθέσεις του Schmitt είναι φωνητικές : ο Ψαλμός XLVII και Η Τραγωδία της Μήδειας.
Ακούμε αποσπάσματα από δυο άλλα έργα του.✻
The reason why a brilliant artist like Florent Schmitt is holding the [underestimating] title of “most fascinating lesser known French composer” is probably political : it has to do with his collaboration with the Vichy government, during the German occupation. Unclassifiable [post-romantic, impressionist and neoclassicist elements are incorporated into his personal idiom] highly prolific, he had the admiration of composers of his time such as Dutilleux, Delius, Stravinsky.
The most known, if we can call them that, among Schmitt’s compositions are phonetic: Psalm XLVII and The Tragedy of Medea.
We hear excerpts from two others of his works.
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Enjoy!
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As always, I’m happy to hear your thoughts, however I’d highly recommend a direct dialogue with the …’source’ [why comments are closed here], so please visit Oannes’ page where you can also listen to the music!
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* For my friends who didn’t know, or first timers here, Oannes [aka Socratis Papahatzis] is my husband, partner in life and music and the one with my undying admiration. Together we have a band MK-O [the music of Marina Kanavaki & Oannes]. So, it’s my pleasure to share with you his [and sometimes mine] musical selections. • Do visit his site. He has my highest recommendation!
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