Franz Schmidt - Symphony No.1 in E-major (1899)
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Franz Schmidt (22 December 1874 -- 11 February 1939) was an Austrian composer, cellist and pianist.
Work: Symphony No.1 in E-major (1899) scored for Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes (English Horn), 2 Clarinets, 3 Bassoons (3rd also Contrabassoon), 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Strings.
Mov.I: Sehr langsam - Sehr lebhaft 00:00
Mov.II: Langsam 11:40
Mov.III: Schnell und leicht 23:09
Mov.IV: Lebhaft, doch nicht zu schnell 34:44
Orchestra: Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky
Written in 1896 at age 22. The scherzo of this precociously accomplished symphony (which shows a mature absorption of Bruckner and Richard Strauss) is especially noteworthy, while Schmidt demonstrates his contrapuntal skills in the Finale. - เพลง
One of the most underrated composers ever. He did his time with Mahler and tried a different approach. His work, esp. Symphonies 1 and 4 got basically lost in time. He - as I hear it - is much underrated and should be reconsidered in the line of extremely good composers
I wish composers like this were still alive and that I could meet them and tell them how much I appreciate their work. It's sad how many composers are gone long before we recognize and appreciate their artistic contributions.
Absolutely! I can't wrap my head around Schmidt's 2nd and 3rd, but the 1st and 4th symphonies are spectacular.
I have been listening to all of his symphonies and he is absolutely great.
Sehr schön!
Some of these lesser known composers it takes a bit for it to really grow on you. But this recent time that I heard this symphony, it is magnificent and beautiful. He starts at the beginning introducing all of these beautiful themes.
A wonderful symphony, all four movements. Has been a favourite for a while, good to see it getting some exposure on TH-cam.
Such a majestic Symphony from a relatively young man. Loved the great counterpoint, harmony, and orchestral color! Franz Schmidt was part of a mighty group of composers including A. von Zemlinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, Franz Schreker, Joseph Marx, and von Hausseger (and E.W. Korngold later on). Movement IV seems at times, almost poly-stylistic or neoclassical, with some pasages sounding like composers from J.S. Bachs time !
Very nice piece. Thanks Kuhlau.. for posting these "unknown" composers. In comments its often reffered to Bruckner. I try to listen to him several times but i can not stand most of his symphonies. This one for example is much more enyoable to listen too.
Una grande sinfonia di un compositore perfettamente immerso e adeguato alla cultura musicale austro-teutonica del suo tempo.
The recording of this incredible music, played by the Malmö SO with Mr. Sinaisky, was on YT before, removed shortly after, and now it is here again, and I hope it is here to stay.
For some strange reason Mr Schmidt is always being mentioned in connection with other composers; Bruckner (understandable), Reger, even Schubert, but Schmidt's music is a class of its own, unique and authentic as can be. Personally I consider Mr. Schmidt as one of the greatest composers of his era. Just imagine, written at the age of 22, as the uploader says. Thanks for posting.
The fourth, with Zubin Mehta, is a must hear as well (also on YT).
***** You forgot to mention Brahms, of which he's sometimes so reminiscent of (especially in this 1st symphony).
I know this comment is dated, but I agree...Schmidt is in a class his own. The way the first movement glows is entirely a voice that strikes me as unique. The closest analog I hear is not the composers mentioned above, but actually Richard Strauss. Schmidt's horn writing is not as sophisticated. But his orchestration does have a little more of ...for lack of a better term... an iridescence.
@@michaeldunlap2693 As a front-desk cellist in the Vienna Philharmonic and Court Opera, Schmidt's understanding of the orchestra was at least as great as that of Strauss. Greater, I would say.
Absolutely amazingly festive and beautiful!! xo
Ooooo oooo boy😅
this is so true that we are going to be in a great place
hearing these wonderful
symphonies😊 ❤
Another wonderful upload by our friend "KuhlauDilfeng2". Thank you..!!
Deze site met vergeten componisten is een verademing om naar te luisteren!!
EXTRAORDINARY!!!
Wonderful. Thank you.
A new discovery for me. 🙂
1:22 and various parts thereafter remind me of the prelude to act III of Lohengrin
wunderschön. etwas jenseits der zeitströhmung.
The second one is my favourite of his 4 symphonies. Really gigantic, and most difficult to play, overall for strings...
Love #2. Both the Jarvis/CSO and the live Leinsdorf VPO
You can hear his influence on John Williams throughout. Great stuff here.
Actually, more influence on the great James Horner!
Poor Schmidt! If only he'd left Vienna in 1937, moved to Hollywood and lived 15 years longer!
Beautiful music from the long twilight of the age optimism. Like the hour before dusk, when the garden is bathed in shades of orange and purples, one can not help but linger a few extra minutes to soak up the final rays of light before the setting of the sun, to inhale the sweetness of the evening breeze, and to listen to the overture to the natural symphony performed by the insects. The twilight of the reign of Queen Victoria and the short rule of ser son, King Edward, really was nothing more than a prolonging of the innocent cosmopolitan boyancy of the second half of the nineteenth century and a momentary steeming of what was to some. And to think, only a mere sixteen years after the composition of this grand symphony, the very land that served as muse for such a work would be thrust into the bloodiest disaster man had ever undertaken. No longer would the gardens we graced by the pastoral symphonies of nature at sundown, no, world war one brought about a cacophony of horror and crescendo after crescendo of discordant misery. One can not help but weep for what was lost.
I agree totally with your comments . The music and art created during this golden age has an timeless quality,
Wunderbar, dieses Stück!
He tenido un feliz encuentro con este compositor austriaco al que no conocía
very good!
A delightful symphony. Reminiscence of the old Romantic symphonies like Mendelssohn, Schubert and others.
In the "official" classical world the late romantic/postromantic German and Austrian symphonists were deprecated, especially after World War 2, with the exceptions of Brahms and Richard Strauss. Bruckner gradually came back, Leonard Bernstein's advocacy in the 1960's turned lots of people on to Mahler, since then von Zemlinsky and Korngold have received serious attention, and now there is Franz Schmidt! Sinaisky's recording of Symphony No. 1 with the Malmo symphony should convince listeners, but the work needs more champions. Maybe Semyon Bychkov and the Vienna Philharmonic would consider it after their wonderful No. 2, recently named Recording of the Month for July 2017 in the BBC classical recordings magazine!
There is now a superb cycle by Paavo Järvi and the Frankfurt RSO on DG. Paavo's dad Neemi also did a cycle in the 1990s with a couple of American orchestras but like many of his recordings he drives the music too hard for my personal taste and I much prefer Järvi junior.
I still hear traces of Schumann in this...as well as the Bruckner, Wagner etc....but there's something else in the sound by which you could never mistake it for another composer's work.
Wasn't familiar with the symphony at all. Love it!
I hear Brahms in the first movement of this symphony, especially in the three-note figure played by the winds.
Warren Malach agreed. The orchestration is definitely reminiscent of Brahms.
I hear quite a few similarities to Strauss as well.
Many thanks for posting !! F.Schmidt ist nicht mehr so ernst wie A.Bruckner, in Themenvielfalt ideenreicher und fröhlicher als der Hanseate J.Brahms oder die melancholische Spätromantik des Max Bruch, erinnert stark an Folklore von Anton Dvorak. .
Ich glaube, Ihr habt recht!
Schmidt--a pupil of Bruckner--is very popular in his native Austria.
Daniel Simmons unfortunately not really. I’ve lived in Austria for twenty years and discovered him accidentally here on TH-cam
His symphony 2 was performed in Graz this week for the very first time (!)
If you enjoy Franz Schmidt you might be interested in these interviews: th-cam.com/video/jkCSTO8QClc/w-d-xo.html
Not necessarily musically or technically, but I find an emotional similarity with parts of this beautiful symphony and the magnificent, absolutely gorgeous symphony by Hans Rott!
And a bit of Schumann, rheinische?
@@hartmutjentzsch7836 Definitely! Great observation
@@hillcresthiker thank you!!
Prachtig. Waarom horen we deze muziek nooit in de Nederlandse concertzalen???????????
Nor here in Ireland or Britain!
I hear some Sibelius. Not surprising considering the time period.
He may have studied under Bruckner, but he sounds more Richard Strauss. No other composer sounds like Bruckner.
Richard Wetz,per esempio....
Hans Rott was also a pupil of Bruckner and his music sounds a lot like his teacher, which is perhaps less surprising than Schmidt not sounding like Bruckner if you see what I mean. I definitely don't hear much Bruckner in Schmidt but he would have picked up influences from many sources. Among other factors he played cello in the Vienna Court Opera Orchestra when Mahler was the music director.
I like this guy! nothing pretentious, nothing profound; just fun!
The first few minutes....oh so Don Juan.
What a glorious and assured symphony from such a young composer ! I understand the comparison with Bruckner but I'll take Schmidt over Bruckner any day. I find Bruckner''s music majestic and awesome, but also static and soulless, and dare I say, quite boring. With Schmidt, things are happening all the time. Excellent performance too although one could wish for more opulence by a more world-class orchestra.
I agree with you . I hear some beautiful sounds in Bruckner, but like stones of sonorous solemnity strewn willy nilly. As finally boring as an album of random beautiful reproductions. Schmidt is organic thematic development, with coherence and interest, like a mountain path.I would want to hike again.
there isn't any reason to compare the two- different composers from different generations. it is true schmidt (who i suspect would also disagree with the comparison above) was the genuine article though.
Chris Breemer, Specifically, where is Bruckner static, soulless, boring? His 4th Symphony I find exciting, affecting, not to mention his Te Deum for chorus and Orchestra!
Kendall Hill, You neglect the facts that Bruckner's works have harmonic structure and he had in mind live, resonant acoustics both for his religious music (churches) and his symphonies (concert halls.)
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prekrasno !