Schmidt's Chaconne, originally for organ, was orchestrated by the composer in 1931 and features four sections based on the Aeolian, Lydian, Dorian, and Ionian modes.
Composer Biography
Franz Schmidt, the composer, had his first piano lessons with his mother and later studied organ and theory with Franciscan Father Felizian Moczik.
Performer Biography
The Malmö Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1925, has received international recognition for its recordings, including a Gramophone Award for its Berwald symphonies.
Composer Biography
Franz Schmidt was a cellist in the orchestra of the Court Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic, where he played under Gustav Mahler.
Performer Biography
Vassily Sinaisky, the conductor, won the Gold Medal at the prestigious Karajan Competition in Berlin in 1973, launching his international career.
Composition History
Franz Schmidt's Symphony No. 3 was awarded first prize by the Columbia Graphophone Company of New York for the best symphony in the spirit of Schubert's 'Unfinished' Symphony.
