Schmidt, F.: Symphony No. 1 / Notre Dame, Act I: Introduction, Interlude and Carnival Music

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Vassily Sinaisky
Malmö SymfoniOrkester
Franz Schmidt

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Composition History

Schmidt's Symphony No. 1 received a prize from the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde and was premiered in Vienna in 1902, conducted by the composer himself.

Performer Biography

Vassily Sinaisky, the conductor of this recording, won the Gold Medal at the prestigious Karajan Competition in Berlin in 1973, launching his international career.

Performer Biography

The Malmö Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1925, has received international acclaim for several recordings, including a Gramophone Award for their Berwald symphonies.

Critical Reception

The success of Schmidt's Symphony No. 1 led to some Viennese critics tactlessly playing him off against Gustav Mahler, suggesting Schmidt was conspiring against Mahler with the press.

Composer Biography

Franz Schmidt, the composer, was born in Pressburg (now Bratislava, Slovakia) and received early piano lessons from his mother, a pupil of Franz Liszt.

Composer Biography

Schmidt was a cellist in the Vienna Court Opera Orchestra and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, where he was a favored cellist under Gustav Mahler, often playing solos.