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This review is from: Schmidt - String Quartets (Audio CD)
Both these quartets are wonderful.
The first quartet is so tranquil,lovely flowing,pleasing to the ear & VERY TUNEFUL. The middle section of the slow movement is GYPSY LIKE. The last movement is a a "theme & variations" of which Schmidt was a master. All Schmidt's Chamber Music is EXCELLENT & I cannot understand why they arn't performed more often!
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SCHMIDT: a Little-Known Neo-Brucknerian...,
By Sébastien Melmoth - Published on Amazon.com
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The little-known Schmidt was a pupil of Bruckner, and his symphonies form an apt tribute to his Master. Too, Schmidt lived in the Viennese mileu of Brahms, Mahler, Zemlinsky, Berg, and Korngold. He did not follow Schönberg's lead into dodecaphonism; his ethos is more closely related to Strauss and Reger. It is tempting to see Schmidt's chamber music as that of late-Bruckner--left unwritten. While there may be a grain of insight to this view, Schmidt has his own sound. He had a preference of major keys, and his outlook is rather enthusiastic and optimistic. His two String Quartets follow Bruckner's symphonies in placing the heart of the work--substantial Adagios--in movement II--(as in fact, Bruckner had originally intended to do in his own Quintet). Both Quartets are large works of ~:40mins a piece. Schmidt also wrote some Quintets for various ensembles with piano and clarinet. Interested parties should see also the Quartets of William Kienzl, Karl Weigl, and Joseph Marx, not to mention those of Reger, Zemilnsky, and Korngold. Wilhelm Kienzl: String Quartets 1-3 Karl Weigl: String Quartets 1 & 5 / Artis Quartett Wien Joseph Marx: Complete String Quartets Reger: The String Quartets; Clarinet Quintet Zemlinsky: The String Quartets / Apostel: String Quartet No. 1 Korngold: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3 Korngold: String Quartet No. 1; Reznicek: String Quartet No. 1 String Quartet & Quintet Robert Fuchs: Complete String Quartets Hindemith: Complete String Quartets . 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Schmidt's Quartets Unfairly Neglected,
By Robert S. Costic - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Schmidt - String Quartets (Audio CD)
A contemporary of Mahler, Franz Schmidt is an unfairly neglected late-Romantic Viennese composer. His quartets are bright, soft, intelligent, and sumptuous, with a thickly complex sound typical of the music of Schmidt's age. While they might not be profound enough to deliver a religious experience or catharsis, they are strong pieces, and I recommend them for anyone who is a fan of Schmidt, late-Romantic music, or works for string quartets.
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