Played 'cello under Mahler at the Wiener Staatsoper. They didn't get along. I was introduced to this through Zubin Mehta's LP on London (Decca) from the 1970's with the Wiener Philharmoniker. Ken Young, New Zealand Symphony pointed me to this work. Brilliance!!
This - in my opinion, the greatest symphony of the 20th century, bar none - is a work of genius on so many levels. The clue is in the number of the symphony itself - 4!
There's now a Philharmonia miniature score of the work, which repays close study, as does Erich Graf's superb thematic analysis in Studien zu Franz Schmidt Band I (if you read German), or Tom Corfield's masterly published dissertation.
To appreciate the brilliance of the orchestration of this work you have to hear it live!
@Fredigundis22 I totally agree, this is amazing music. I have discovered the music of this great and humble man about 15 years ago and have been listening to it ever since, and it is always a spiritual experience. Best regards, Rik Metz, the Netehrlands
Played 'cello under Mahler at the Wiener Staatsoper. They didn't get along. I was introduced to this through Zubin Mehta's LP on London (Decca) from the 1970's with the Wiener Philharmoniker. Ken Young, New Zealand Symphony pointed me to this work. Brilliance!!
maxatthepond1 5 months ago
Played 'cello under Mahler at the Wiener Staatsoper. They didn't get along.
maxatthepond1 5 months ago
Whose version is this?
ttle18 6 months ago
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra/ Ludovit Rajter
JCHBONNET 6 months ago
I heard all his symphonies. This is addictive music. Genius indeed on many levels.
MrHFMetz 9 months ago
This - in my opinion, the greatest symphony of the 20th century, bar none - is a work of genius on so many levels. The clue is in the number of the symphony itself - 4!
There's now a Philharmonia miniature score of the work, which repays close study, as does Erich Graf's superb thematic analysis in Studien zu Franz Schmidt Band I (if you read German), or Tom Corfield's masterly published dissertation.
To appreciate the brilliance of the orchestration of this work you have to hear it live!
Fredigundis22 1 year ago
Myaskovsky's 7th, Alfvén's 4th, Glière's 3rd or Florent Schmitt's Symphonie Concertante are also rarely heard masterpieces from the XXth century !
JCHBONNET 1 year ago
@Fredigundis22 I totally agree, this is amazing music. I have discovered the music of this great and humble man about 15 years ago and have been listening to it ever since, and it is always a spiritual experience. Best regards, Rik Metz, the Netehrlands
MrHFMetz 4 months ago