Schmidt, F - Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
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Orchestral » Symphonies
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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... — More…
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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 - 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. — More…
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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... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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This is a golden performance…the opening is a transparent babbling brook…strings sweep forward in far from generic melody…[the central variations] balance sweetness with will-o’-the-wisp fantasy... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, Recording of the month
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Finalist - Orchestral
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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... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2009, First Choice
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Special offer. Schmidt - Symphony No. 2
Anders Johnsson (organ)
Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky
…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... — More…
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Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht & Schmidt: Symphony No. 2
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos
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Schmidt: Symphony No. 2 & R Strauss: Festival Prelude Op. 61
Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Stefan Blunier
The result, though not always subtle, is undoubtedly exciting, and difficult to resist…a thoroughly enjoyable performance, situated somewhere between Bychkov’s mellow refinement and the brassy... — More…
