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Franz Schmidt - Symphony No. 3; Chaconne (Vassily Sinaisky)


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Composer: Franz Schmidt
  • (01) Symphony No. 3 in A major
  • (05) Chaconne in D minor

Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Naxos
https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572119

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Review

Sinaisky’s Schmidt cycle tackles two of the composer’s more elusive scores

The Third is the subtlest of Franz Schmidt’s four symphonies, outwardly genial and relaxed but beneath the surface teeming with contrapuntal intricacy and compositional finesse. Composed in 1927-28, it won the Austrian section of the Columbia Graphophone Company’s Schubert Centennial Competition (ultimately won by Atterberg’s Sixth) and is a large-scale, four-movement symphony imbued with the Classical tradition. Perhaps in tribute to Schubert, Schmidt – nothing if not a fine melodist – emphasised the lyrical even more than usual to produce a work of beguiling late-Romanticism.

As with the Second, the benchmark for No 3 was established by Neeme Järvi and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, although Fabio Luisi has subsequently provided stiff competition. Sinaisky and the Malmö Symphony prove once more how much they are on Schmidt’s wavelength and taken in isolation this is a fine account, well played and nicely paced. Comparisons with Järvi are revealing, however, the Chicago SO’s playing having greater polish (as one might expect) and a huge difference in duration: 42'10" for Järvi, 50'07" for Sinaisky. Both approaches work well and if the Russian’s tempi at times risk losing impetus, as in the Adagio and the Scherzo’s Trio section, they remain well calculated in his overall conception.

The filler on what is a very well filled disc is the mighty Chaconne in D minor, originally penned for organ two years before the symphony and orchestrated in 1931. Luisi has no filler, Järvi – curiously – Hindemith’s Orchestral Concerto. Sinaisky’s handling of the great opening (13-minute) paragraph is mightily impressive and, as with the symphony, the orchestral delivery is a delight. Recommended.

-- Guy Rickards, Gramophone

More reviews:
ClassicsToday  ARTISTIC QUALITY: 8 / SOUND QUALITY: 8
BBC Music Magazine  PERFORMANCE: ***** / SOUND: ****
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2010/Sept10/schmidt_8572119.htm
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/25/schmidt-symphony-3-malmo-sinaisky
https://www.allmusic.com/album/franz-schmidt-symphony-no-3-chaconne-mw0002004795
https://www.audaud.com/franz-schmidt-1874-1939-symphony-no-3-in-a-major-chaconne-in-d-minor-malmo-symphony-orchestra-vassily-sinaisky-naxos/
https://www.naxos.com/reviews/reviewslist.asp?catalogueid=8.572119&languageid=EN
https://www.amazon.com/Schmidt-Symphony-No-Chaconne-minor/dp/B003NA7GA6

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Franz Schmidt (22 December 1874 – 11 February 1939) was an Austrian composer, cellist and pianist. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory with Robert Fuchs, Ferdinand Hellmesberger and Anton Bruckner. 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. In his music, Schmidt continued to develop the Viennese classic-romantic traditions he inherited from Schubert, Brahms and his own master, Bruckner. As a teacher, Schmidt trained numerous musicians, conductors and composers who later achieved fame.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Schmidt

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Vassily Sinaisky (born April 20, 1947 in Abez, Komi Republic) is a Russian conductor and pianist. He studied conducting with Ilya Musin at the Leningrad Conservatory and began his career as assistant to Kirill Kondrashin at the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1973, he won the Gold Medal at the Karajan Competition in Berlin. Sinaisky lead the Latvian National Symphony (1976-1989), the Moscow Philharmonic (1991-1996) and the Malmö Symphony (2007-2011). He was Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic (1996-2012) and made several recordings with them for Chandos.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassily_Sinaisky

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