CD, Schmidt, F (composer)
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Järvi is an almost ideal interpreter of this composer, not only managing to bring transparency and luminosity to Schmidt’s often thickly textured orchestration, but also keeping a tight rein... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Winner - Orchestral
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Franz Schmidt: Variations on a Hussar’s Song, Phantasiestuck, Chaconne
Jasminka Stancul (piano)
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Alexander Rumpf
I very much expect that this excellent disc will contribute to the ongoing re-evaluation of Schmidt’s musical reputation —
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ECHO Klassik Awards, 2017, Winner
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Dimitri Mitropoulos conducts Schoenberg, Scriabin & Schmidt
RecommendedVienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos
an essential two-disc set for admirers of Dimitri Mitropoulos, the Philharmonic orchestras of New York and Vienna, and, for that matter, 20th century music...muscular, fleet-footed, impassioned... —
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Building a Library, May 2009, First Choice
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[Berman invests] sufficient energy and dedication in his interpretations to allow the music to speak directly and fervently to the listener. It ’s also clear that members of the orchestra, the... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Franz Schmidt - Complete Symphonies
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Neeme Jarvi play with a freshness and enthusiasm that are totally persuasive. They almost sound Viennese, and the recordings are very good indeed. —
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Let there be doubt, Franz Schmidt's Fourth (1933) is one of the finest of 20th-century symphonies...Sinaisky's previous recordings in this series have shown him to be a most sympathetic interpreter...So... —
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…the Second Symphony… remains that rare combination, a work of tremendous immediate appeal and a compositional tour de force. Sinaisky and the Malmö Symphony get into the swing of Schmidt's... —
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Despite some celebrated past recordings, Franz Schmidt's symphonies have never quite made it into the musical premier league. It is not through lack of championship nor the quality of the works... —
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Schmidt's instrumental inventiveness and thematic resource are a constant delight, with Sinaisky and his players triumphantly surmounting every technical hurdle. —