Hans schmidtisserstedt bio, albums, pictures naxos. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza moderato con anima, biography. Decca sxl 6327 uk london, george knappertsbusch, hans. Hans schmidtisserstedt hans schmidtisserstedt on allmusic. Albums include concerto en re majeur pour violon et orchestre, symphony no. Hans schmidtisserstedt north german radio symphony orchestra uracant cat. The vpo as led by schmidtisserstedt is very good but not as crisp as i prefer, particularly at the end of the first movement where it seemed muddled and the kettle drums were at times lagging the rest of the. At long last decca reissues hans schmidtisserstedts vienna philharmonic beethoven cycle from the 1960s in full, together with the conductors accounts of the concertos, featuring soloists wilhelm backhaus and henryk szeryng. Check out the forums where you can discuss wagner recordings. Biography and work for hans schmidtisserstedt, listen to classical music and albums or compositions by hans schmidtisserstedt online. Find hans schmidtisserstedt discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Beethoven, hans schmidtisserstedt, vienna philharmonic orchestra beethoven, hans schmidtisserstedt, vienna philharmonic orchestra symphony no. Music profile for marilyn horne, born 16 january 1934. Hans schmidt isserstedt died in holm, pinneberg, west germany, in 1973.
Even though she debuted with the chicago symphony orchestra at the ravinia festival in august 1972 in sibeliuss violin concerto with hans schmidtisserstedt conducting, korean violinist kyungwha chung was introduced to downtown chicago audiences in january 1974 by sir georg solti, performing mendelssohns violin concerto. Hotter, hans 2 krauss, clemens bayerischer staatsoper 16. Music profile for hans schmidtisserstedt, born 5 may 1900. Though his career was a highly distinguished one by any standards, schmidt isserstedt never really attained the level of recognition of some of his contemporaries. Hans schmidtisserstedts vienna philharmonic beethoven cycle recorded 19659 gave countless listeners formative gateways to the symphonies.
The primary difference is the inclusion of the cymbals in the adagio in the nowak edition. If your personal hindsight extends more readily to other classic recommendations, like karajans 19612 cycle, klemperers philharmonia series, or the underrated andre cluytens berlin set, you. Hans schmidt isserstedt is one of those conductors whose work was renowned far more among the ranks of his peers and of very serious listeners than among the general classical audiences of his era. He died on may 28, 1973 in holm, schleswigholstein, germany. Hans schmidtisserstedt is directing and gives us a pretty weak orchestral accompaniment in a concerto which depends on it the most. Overview v biography v discography v compositions v. A believer in strict rhythmic precision, transparent orchestral textures, and the avoidance of excessive mannerisms, schmidtisserstedt and his. Music profile for hans schmidt isserstedt, born 5 may 1900. In the 1950s he made a valuable series of discs for capitol and another series for telefunken.
He spent twenty years as principally an opera conductor. Symphonies, piano concertos lso, vpo, schmidtisserstedt. Hans schmidt isserstedt was among those older conductors who, luckily for us, lived long enough into the stereophonic age to have left us any number of fine stereo recordings. This is a discography of dido and aeneas, an opera by henry purcell. After studying at several music academies, he worked in german. Tribute to hans schmidt isserstedt hans schmidt isserstedt. Sibelius hans schmidtisserstedt 1950s symphony n2 in. Here is a list of beethovens complete symphonic works, most of which have been reedited on cd. July 30, 1963 ravinia festival walton cello concerto sir william walton, conductor.
Hans schmidtisserstedt biography, albums, streaming. Orfeo 50199 krause, tom quadri, angelo wiener staatsoper 1519. However, this is a minor weak spot in three discs of otherwise very compelling brahms. December 3 and 4, 1964 haydn cello concerto in c major tchaikovsky variations on a rococo theme, op.
Shortly after becoming acquainted with classical music in 1972, i begged my mother to buy hans schmidt isserstedt s london lp of beethoven symphonies 5 and 8included in this decca set from a record club she belonged to then, and i became familiar with these two famous symphonies via the schmidt isserstedt london lp. The capitol recordings hans schmidtisserstedt, cond. Hans as a child schmidtisserstedt learnt to play the violin, and went on to study at the berlin high school for music and berlin university, where the subject of his doctoral dissertation was the italian influence upon instrumentation in mozarts youthful operas. His son was the british record producer erik smith. Tribute to hans schmidt isserstedt hans schmidt isserstedtbavarian radio symphony orchestra cd item 656106 tahra, 19371943. Wilhelm backhaus, henryk szeryng, wiener philharmoniker, hans schmidtisserstedt. Szenen aus faust, an album by hans schmidtisserstedt, orchester des deutschen opernhauses on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Isserstedt was perhaps best known as chief of the hamburg radio symphony orchestra, which he assembled in 1945, and had directed from 1955 to. Hans schmidtisserstedt the capitol recordings tahra. Hans schmidtisserstedt was born on may 5, 1900 in berlin, germany. It neatly encapsulates on one cd the key focus of hans schmidtisserstedts career.
Hans schmidtisserstedt, symphony orchestra of the north german radio network, hamburg hans schmidtisserstedt, symphony orchestra of the north german radio network, hamburg brahms symphony no. Telefunken 51088 c topics 78rpm contributor 78er klubben. This entry is from wikipedia, the usercontributed encyclopedia. Explore releases from hans schmidtisserstedt at discogs. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from hans schmidtisserstedt at the discogs marketplace.
Decca would like to thank malcolm walker and philip stuart for their kind permission to reproduce this discography. Every attempt has been made to ensure that all information is as accurate as possible. Swedish recording label relief has done an admirable job at transferring the program to cd, with rich, vibrant. At the end of the second world war he became an orchestral conductor after being requested to form the hamburg radio orchestra by the british army. Schmidt isserstedt s own compositions included songs, the opera hassan gewinnt rostock, 1928, and works for orchestra. Hans schmidtisserstedt bio, albums, pictures naxos classical. Hans schmidtisserstedt 5 may 1900 28 may 1973 was a german conductor and composer. Biography, bach discography and photos of the artist.
Hans schmidtisserstedt is one of those conductors whose work was renowned far more among the ranks of his peers and of very serious listeners than among the general classical audiences of his era. Beethoven, ludwig van, hans schmidtisserstedt, vienna. Albums include requiem, orfeo ed euridice, and semele. Hans schmidtisserstedt conductor, arranger short biography. Dont hesitate to point out any mistake or ommission. July 31, 1965 ravinia festival martinon cello concerto, op. Beethoven piano sonatas 2 beethoven piano concerto nos. Stefania woytowicz, christa ludwig, nicolai gedda, boris carmeli. Royal concertgebouw orchestra, hans schmidtisserstedt cd83. The first known performance was at josias priests girls school in london in the spring of 1689. Vienna philharmonic orchestra hans schmidt isserstedt, conductor. Isserstedt was perhaps best known as chief of the hamburg radio symphony orchestra, which he assembled in 1945, and had directed from 1955 to 1964. Beethoven, ludwig van, hans schmidtisserstedt, vienna philharmonic orchestra, london symphony orchestra, marilyn horne.
Vienna philharmonic orchestra hans schmidtisserstedt, conductor. Johannes brahms, bernard haitnk, hans schmidtisserstedt. Download alfred brendel the complete philips recordings. The vpo as led by schmidt isserstedt is very good but not as crisp as i prefer, particularly at the end of the first movement where it seemed muddled and the kettle drums were at times lagging the rest of the. Hans schmidtisserstedt is one of those conductors whose work was renowned far more. Hans schmidtisserstedt was among those older conductors who, luckily for us, lived long enough into the stereophonic age to have left us any number of fine stereo recordings. Hans schmidtisserstedt is one of those conductors whose work was renowned far more among the ranks of his peers and of very serious listeners than among. Hans schmidtisserstedt the telefunken recordings tah698. T his discography has been compiled by raymond mcgill in march 2005 and revisedupdated in january 2007. Schmidtisserstedt was busy in the studios and recorded for a number of labels decca, telefunken, capitol, mercury, philips.
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