Schmidt, Rainer

Gustav Uwe Jenner: The Violin Sonatas / Rainer Schmidt, violin; Saiko Sasaki, piano

1 CD / Divox / 2011-11-15

Works: Gustav Uwe Jenner: Sonata for violin & piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 8; Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in B flat major; Sonata for violin & piano no 3 in E flat major
Performers: Sasaki, Saiko; Schmidt, Rainer

Jenner was the one and only composition scholar of Brahms. This recording presents a world premiere interpretation of the Jenner violin sonatas. Violinists Rainer Schmidt...continue...
Recording information: Radiostudio Zürich (1995-07-??&1996-08-??&1998-)....continue...

Brahms & Friends, Vol. 6

1 CD / Divox / 2011-05-31

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Carl Reinecke: Fantasiestücke (3) for viola & piano, Op. 43; Gustav Uwe Jenner: Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in B flat ma...
Performers: Sasaki-Schmidt, Saiko; Schmidt, Rainer

Brahms & Friends, Volume 6 features the world premiere recording of Carl Reinecke's Three Fantasy Pieces, op.43. In addition to discovering Reinecke, this album offers...continue...
Recording information: SR DRS, Radio-Studio 1, Zürich (1996-08-10_1996-08-12&1999-)....continue...

Guernica & Other Paintings

1 CD / Labor / 2010-05-25

Works: Walter Steffens: Guernica after Pablo Picasso, elegy for viola & orchestra, Op. 32; Siguiriya after Edvard Munch 'Skrik' (The Cry), for mixed choir, Op. 3c; Pintura del Mundo (The Garden of Earthly D...
Performers: Flamme, Friedhelm; Schmidt, Rainer
Conductors: Kulka, János; Franz, Helmut; Weise, Klaus

"The disc opens with Guernica, after Picasso. It’s a superb opening—war planes approaching and an air-raid siren all brilliantly realized on full orchestra (and apparently...continue...
Recording information: St. Paulus Church, Harsewinkel, Germany (08/21/2005)....continue...

Beethoven, Mozart, Weber / Hagen Quartett, Sabine Meyer [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-04-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 16 in F major, Op. 135; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Carl Maria von Weber: Quintet for Clarinet and String...
Performers: Hagen, Clemens; Hagen, Lukas; Hagen, Veronika; Meyer, Sabine; Schmidt, Rainer
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Ensemble: Hagen String Quartet

At the Salzburg 'Mozartwoche' in 2000, the Hagen Quartett excelled in Beethoven's very last String Quartet, first performed after the composer's death, a highly demanding...continue...
Run Time: 72 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Schubert: "Death and the Maiden" Quartet; Ravel: Quartet in F / Hagen Quartet [DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-01-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"; Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major
Performers: Bik, Annette; Hagen, Clemens; Hagen, Lukas; Hagen, Veronika; Schmidt, Rainer
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Ensemble: Hagen String Quartet

The Hagen Quartett is regarded internationally as one of the foremost string quartets. Their mentors included stars such as Harnoncourt and Kremer. Having played together...continue...
Run Time: 76 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Shostakovich: String Quartets no 3, 7, 8 / Hagen Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-07-04

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Quartet for Strings no 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108; Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Performers: Hagen, Clemens; Hagen, Lukas; Hagen, Veronika; Schmidt, Rainer
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Ensemble: Hagen Quartett

Following the critically acclaimed Beethoven recordings and the completion of its Mozart cycle, the Hagen Quartett make a welcome return to 20th-century repertoire with this...continue...

M. Haydn: String Quartets / Sonare Quartet

1 CD / Claves / 2002-02-01

Works: Johann Michael Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, P 116; Quartet for Strings in E flat major, P 118; Quartet for Strings in F major, P 119; Quartet for Strings in G minor, P 120; Quartet for Stri...
Performers: Bonitz, Laurentius; Klein, Emil; Klimkiewicz, Jacek; Schmidt, Rainer
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Ensemble: Sonare Quartet Frankfurt

An Equal Music - Music featured in the novel by Vikram Seth

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-08-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Strings in C minor, Op. 104; Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for St...
Performers: Brown, Iona; Buck, Peter; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Hagen, Clemens; Hagen, Lukas; Hagen, Veronika; Hayroudinoff, Rustem; Honore, Philippe; Iwabuchi, Maya; Melcher, Wilhelm; Pendlebury, Sally Jane; Pi...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields