Florent Schmitt (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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Feuillets de voyage, Op. 26 (1903-05) for piano duet in 2 Books
Orchestrated by the composer in 1913
1. Sérénade – from Book 1 (0:00)
2. Retour à l’endient familier – from Book 2 (3:51)
3. Danse britannique – from Book 1 (6:34)
4. Berceuse – from Book 2 (8:13)
5. Marche burlesque – from Book 2 (14:15)
Orchestre National de Lorraine conducted by Jacques Houtmann
Schmitt orchestrated seven of the ten numbers that make up Feuillets de voyage (all except for Visite and Douceur du soir from Book 1 and the Mazurka and Valse from Book 2). This practice wasn’t unusual for Schmitt, who orchestrated many of his creations for piano and also for voice. (It’s a double treat for us, too, considering Schmitt’s dazzling orchestration abilities in the best post-Rimsky tradition.)
The orchestral version of Feuillets de voyage was premiered in 1913 at the Théâtre Fémina in Paris conducted by Joseph-Eugène Szyfer (1887-1947). (It is conceivable that the occasion of this orchestral premiere might have prompted Durand’s publication of the piano score in the same year.)
Interestingly, whereas Schmitt’s biographer Yves Hucher lists seven of the ten original numbers as being orchestrated by the composer, the published orchestral score by Durand includes just five.
For more information about the piece and composer:
https://florentschmitt.com/2018/08/11/feuillets-de-voyage-french-composer-florent-schmitts-musical-travel-diary-1903-5/