Schmidt-Kowalski, T.: Symphony No. 3 / Cello Concerto
9/28/2003, 6 Tracks, 1:09:26
Featuring
Manfred Neuman
Nikolai Schneider
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski
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Recording & Production
This album is a co-production with Südwestrundfunk and was recorded at the SWR Studio Kaiserslautern in November and December 2002.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schmidt-Kowalski's romantic idiom is not nostalgic; it expresses a program that views Romanticism as a timeless human longing for harmony and 'expansion of consciousness'.
Performer Biography
Nikolai Schneider, the cellist, plays a cello made by Philipp Cray in 2001.
Performer Biography
Nikolai Schneider, the cellist on this recording, gained international attention in 1988 as the German candidate and laureate of the 4th Eurovision Competition for Young Musicians.
Composer Biography
Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski rejected the experimental avant-garde during his studies, developing his own tonal compositional style in complete independence.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski composes tonally with the stated intention of 're-filling the inexhaustible tonality,' positioning his orchestral works within the classical-romantic tradition.
Composer Biography
Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski, the composer, began intensely studying music at age 12 after being deeply impressed by a recording of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
