![]() The great French flute player Jean-Pierre Rampal, to whom the Suite en quatre parties by Florent Schmitt was dedicated. But you can judge for yourself by listening to the Kathryn Thomas performance which has been uploaded to YouTube. I also find that the Scherzo-Pastorale stands up very well in comparison to the other works on the Deux-Elles disk, including music of Camille Saint-Saëns, Gabriel Fauré, Charles Koechlin, Georges Enesco, Alfredo Casella and Lili Boulanger. Either way, I agree that the music is infectious and interesting throughout – and is over way too soon. Personally, I don’t hear strong Richard Strauss influences – and I suspect that the piece’s composition predated most of the German composer’s international successes. ![]() In the CD’s program notes booklet, pianist Richard Shaw characterizes the piece as “a short, charming and inventive work,” adding that “its sparkling character and harmonic language suggest the influence of Richard Strauss.” Just about five minutes in length, the Scherzo-Pastorale is revealed as a highly appealing early work. It received its world premiere recording only in 2008, by English flautist Kathryn Thomas and pianist Richard Shaw, in a highly interesting CD release on the Deux-Elles label titled Fauré and His Circle. Until very recently, this music was hardly known. Premiere recording of Schmitt’s Scherzo-Pastorale: English flautist Kathryn Thomas.
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