Credits:

Schmitt, Florent (1870-1958)

Description:

The Tragedy of Salome" Original Incidental Music VersionThe Tragedy of Salome was written by Florent Schmidt in 1907 as incidental music for a silent opera. This work was written for a small orchestra (22 members for this performance), but was adapted into ballet music for a large orchestra at the suggestion of Diaghilev of the Ballets Russes, and this is the more famous version today. The "Roy" by French composer Fabien Tuchard, written for this performance, was inspired by the dancer Roy Fuller, who played the leading role in the first performance of the silent opera version of "The Tragedy of Salome". This is an album that allows you to enjoy the sound of the birth of this masterpiece with the tension of a live performance by a small ensemble. Naxos Japan