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Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 2 / Fabio Luisi, MDR SO; Leipzig RSO

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 2 in E flat major
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 3 / Fabio Luisi, MDR SO; Leipzig RSO

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 3 in A major
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 4 / Luisi, MDR SO Leipzig

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 4 in C major
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Fabio Luisi leads the MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig in the fourth and last symphony by Austrian composer Franz Schmidt, whose conservative post-Wagnerian Romantic style reflected...continue...

Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 1 / Fabio Luisi, MDR SO; Leipzig RSO

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-06-11

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 1 in E major
Conductors: Luisi, Fabio
Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra; Middle German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Franz Schmidt: Symphony No. 4, Variations über ein Husarenlied

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 4 in C major; Variations on a Hussar's Song for orchestra
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili

Naxos's critically acclaimed series of Franz Schmidt's lush late Romantic symphonies culminates with this new recording of his heartbreaking Symphony No. 4, conceived as a...continue...
Recording information: Malmö Concert Hall, Malmö, Sweden (05/26/2008-05/31/2008); Malmö Concert Hall, Malmö, Sweden (06/04/2009-06/05/2009)....continue...

Schmidt: Symphony No. 4; Intermezzo From Notre Dame

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-08-10

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 4 in C major; Notre Dame
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan

This release inaugurates a new MDG series featuring live recordings with Franz Schmidt's Symphony No. 4 and the Intermezzo from his Notre Dame period. Franz...continue...
Recording information: Beethovenhalle Bonn (01/28/2010-01/29/2010)....continue...

Franz Schmidt: Symphony No. 3; Chaconne

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-07-27

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 3 in A major; Chaconne for Orchestra in D minor
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili

Franz Schmidt's Third Symphony was composed in 1927–28, dedicated to and premiered by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, winning a first prize from the Columbia Graphophone...continue...
Recording information: Malmö Concert Hall, Malmö, Sweden....continue...

Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 2, Fuga Solemnis / Vassily Sinaisky, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 2 in E flat major; Fuga Solemnis, for organ, 16 wind instruments & percussion
Performers: Johnson, Anders
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Following their recording of Franz Schmidt's 'Symphony No. 1' and excerpts from his opera 'Notre Dame', the Malmo Symphony Orchestra and Vassily Sinaisky here present...continue...

Schmidt: Symphony no 1, etc / Sinaisky, Malmö SO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-03-31

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 1 in E major; Notre Dame
Conductors: Sinaisky, Vassili
Ensemble: Malmö Symphony Orchestra

Franz Schmidt's finely crafted 'Symphony No. 1', grandiose in scale and optimistic in mood, recalls the masterpieces of other great Romantic composers, Brahms, Bruckner and...continue...

Schmidt: Symphony no 4, etc / Kreizberg, Netherlands PO

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2005-06-01

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 4 in C major; Notre Dame
Conductors: Kreizberg, Yakov
Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

"It's so good to see that new releases on SACD aren't limited to standard repertoire, and this excellent performance of Franz Schmidt's masterful Fourth Symphony...continue...

Dmitri Mitropoulos conducts Schoenberg, Scriabin, et al

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2005-02-01

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Orchestra, Op. 4; Pelleas und Melisande, symphonic poem, Op. 5; Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, Op. 60 "Poem of Fire"; Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 2 ...
Conductors: Mitropoulos, Dimitri
Ensemble: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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An essential two-disc set for admirers of Dimitri Mitropoulos, the Philharmonic orchestras of New York and Vienna, and, for that matter, 20th...continue...

Vienna Philharmonic Plays 20th Century Masterpieces

3 CD / Andante / 2003-07-01

Works: Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 5 in D major ("Di Tre Re"), H. 202; Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps; Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Anton Webern: Passacaglia for orchestra, Op. 1; Pieces (6) for...
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest; Markevitch, Igor; Kubelik, Rafael; Mehta, Zubin; Böhm, Karl; Leinsdorf, Erich; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Schmidt: Complete Symphonies / Järvi, Chicago SO, Detroit SO

4 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-10-21

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 1 in E major; Symphony no 2 in E flat major; Symphony no 3 in A major; Symphony no 4 in C major
Performers: Chanteaux, Marcy
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

Schmidt: Symphony no 4; Strauss / Järvi, Detroit SO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-01-21

Works: Franz Schmidt: Symphony no 4 in C major; Richard Strauss: Josephs Legende, symphonic fragment from the ballet, o.Op. 148 (TrV 231a, AV 148)
Performers: Chanteaux, Marcy
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

"Franz Schmidt (1874-1939) was a contemporary of Richard Strauss, and his music will remind you of Strauss's, but it also reflects the influence of Wagner,...continue...