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Wolfgang Schneiderhan
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Wolfgang Eduard Schneiderhan (May 28, 1915 – May 18, 2002) was an Austrian classical violinist. Schneiderhan was born in Vienna. After briefly studying with Otakar Ševčík in Pisek, he studied with Julius Winkler in Vienna. At age 10 he publicly performed Bach's Chaconne in D minor. The next year he made his debut in Copenhagen playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. He lived in England for some time from 1929, where he appeared in concerts with artists such as Maria Jeritza, Feodor Chaliapin, Jan Kiepura and Paul Robeson. He returned to Vienna to become the first Concertmaster of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra from 1933 to 1937, and from 1937 to 1951 led the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. He nevertheless maintained his career as a soloist in concerts and recordings. He was the soloist in the Viennese premiere of Elgar's Violin Concerto in 1947. He formed a string quartet. After Georg Kulenkampff's death in 1948, he replaced Kulenkampff in a famous piano trio with Edwin Fischer and Enrico Mainardi. In September 1952 he made his benchmark Deutsche Grammophon recordings of all ten Beethoven violin sonatas with Wilhelm Kempff in the Konzerthaus, Mozartsaal, Vienna. He held teaching posts in Salzburg, Vienna and Lucerne. In 1956 he founded the Lucerne Festival Strings together with Rudolf Baumgartner. He gave the 1959 premiere of his friend Karl Amadeus Hartmann's revised Concerto funèbre. Schneiderhan was married to the soprano Irmgard Seefried from 1948 until her d
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Violin Partita No. 2 In D Minor, BWV 1004 - Giga
8022Concerto for Violin and Orchestra In D Major, Op. 77 : II. Adagio
5443Sonata for Violin and Piano No.5 in F, Op.24 - "Spring" - 3. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
2244Beethoven: Sonata For Violin And Piano No.5 In F, Op.24 - "Spring" - 3. Scherzo (Allegro Molto)
1535Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
1066Violin concerto in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
997MOZART: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major K218: I. Allegro [cadenza: Wolfgang Schneiderhan]
458I. Allegro
36912 Concertos, Op. 3 "L'estro armonico" / Concerto No. 11 in D Minor for 2 Violins and Cello, RV 565 : Vivaldi: 12 Concertos, Op. 3 "L'estro armonico" / Concerto No. 11 in D Minor for 2 Violins and Cello, RV 565 - I. Allegro - Adagio
30103. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
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The Greatest Concerto Collection
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Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra In D Major, Op. 77, Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 In C minor, Op. 37
Vivaldi: Concerto No. 11 in D Minor, RV 565; Bach, J.S.: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041; Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049
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111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon
The 1950s Concerto Recordings
Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 (Live)
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D / Shostakovich: Symphony No.10, Op.93
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Baroque Festival
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111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon：111 Classic Tracks - CD5
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111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon£º111 Classic Tracks - CD5
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