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Franz Schmidt
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Franz Schmidt (December 22, 1874 – February 11, 1939) was an Austrian composer, cellist and pianist. Schmidt was born in Pressburg, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (this is now Bratislava, Slovakia). He studied piano briefly with Theodor Leschetizky, with whom he clashed. He moved to Vienna with his family in 1888, and studied at the Conservatory there (composition with Robert Fuchs, cello with Ferdinand Hellmesberger and theory with Anton Bruckner), graduating "with excellence" in 1896. He beat 13 other applicants in obtaining a post as cellist with the Vienna Court Opera Orchestra, with whom he played, often under Mahler, until 1914. Mahler would habitually have all the cello solos played by Schmidt, even though Friedrich Buxbaum was actually the principal cellist. Schmidt was also in demand as a chamber musician, playing in the string quartet led by Arnold Schoenberg’s close friend Oskar Adler, who also became Schmidt’s doctor: Schmidt and Schoenberg maintained cordial relations despite their vast differences in style. In 1914 he took up a professorship (in piano) at the State Academy of Music. In 1925 he became Director of the Academy, and in 1927 Rector. Schmidt's worsening health forced his retirement from the Academy in early 1937. He died on 11 February 1939. As a composer, Schmidt was slow to develop, but his reputation, at least in Austria, saw a steady growth from the late 1890s until his death in 1939. Schmidt worked mainly in large forms, including four symphoni
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Notre Dame: Intermezzo
1,7282Symphony No. 4 In C Major: I. Allegro molto moderato
1,4773Symphony No. 4 In C Major: II. Adagio
4714Symphony No. 4 in C major: III. Molto vivace
4545Notre Dame, Intermezzo
3836Symphony No. 4 in C Major: II. Adagio —
3477Symphony No. 1 in E Major: IV. Lebhaft, doch nicht zu schnell
3378Symphony No. 1 in E major: I. Sehr langsam - Sehr lebhaft
2699Symphony No. 1 in E Major: II. Langsam
24910Symphony No. 1 in E Major: III. Schnell und leicht
218albums
Adagio - The Ultimate Collection
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Schmidt: symphony No. 4
Schmidt: Symphony No. 4 / Notre Dame
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100 Masterpieces Of Classical Music
Schmidt: Symphony No. 4 - Stephan: Music for Orchestra
Franz Schmidt: Complete Symphonies
SCHMIDT: Clarinet Quintet in B Flat Major / Romance
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Schmidt, F.: Symphony No. 4 / Strauss, R.: Symphonisches Fragment Aus Josephs Legende
SCHMIDT: Clarinet Quintet in A Major
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Schmidt: Symphonies (Complete)
SCHMIDT, F.: Symphony No. 1 / Notre Dame
Schmidt: Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln