Franz Schmidt Symphony No 4 Part I

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• 4
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[ttle18]

Whose version is this?

[JCHBONNET]

Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra/ Ludovit Rajter

[Fredigundis22]

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!

[JCHBONNET]

Myaskovsky's 7th, Alfvén's 4th, Glière's 3rd or Florent Schmitt's Symphonie Concertante are also rarely heard masterpieces from the XXth century !

[MrHFMetz]

@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

[maxatthepond1]

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]

Played 'cello under Mahler at the Wiener Staatsoper. They didn't get along.

[MrHFMetz]

I heard all his symphonies. This is addictive music. Genius indeed on many levels.