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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / SERGEI PROKOFIEV / KURT WEILL
Shostakovich: Preludes / Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives / etc Benjamin Schmid (violin) Lisa Smirnova (piano) [ Ondine / CD - released 2/Feb/2015 ] "What cannot be denied is the passionate engagement of the soloist, a big-toned player…[and] an accomplished jazz musician…this long-gestated project has a dangerous exuberance all its own" (Gramophone) |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Quartets, Rondo Concertante Dejan Lazic (piano), Benjamin Schmid (violin), Zen Hu (violin), Johannes Erkes (viola), Enrico Bronzi (Cello) [ ONYX / CD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] "Lazic likes to inflect this or that gorgeous phrase a little within the context of the main tempo of the moment, but he does it with an instinctive musicianship that disarms resistance." BBC Music |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6-8 Alfredo Perl (piano) & Benjamin Schmid (violin) [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 7/Mar/2005 ] |
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HANDEL
Siroe, Re di Persia (Opera in Three Acts) Ann Hallenberg (alto) Johanna Stojkovic (sop) Sunhae Im (sop) Gunter Schmid (countertenor) / Cappella Coloniensis / Andreas Spering (director) [ Harmonia Mundi Heritage / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK, The Sunday Times RECORD OF THE WEEK, The Guardian CD OF THE WEEK, The Daily Telegraph |
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W. A. MOZART
Sonatas For Violin and piano Ariane Haering (piano), Benjamin Schmid (violin) [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 7/Mar/2005 ] |
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Benjamin Schmid
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Vln [ Oehms Classics / 2 CD - released 27/Nov/2012 ] |
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Benjamin Schmid
Bach: Violin Concertos [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2003 ] |
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Benjamin Schmid
Ysaye: 6 Sonaten Fuer Violine [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2003 ] |
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MAX REGER
Reger: Violin Concerto / Chaconne Benjamin Schmid (violin) / Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Ondine / CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] "Schmid's playing is technically pristine, if cool, while the Tampere Philharmonic under Hannu Lintu opt for clarity rather than depth. The underlying idea, presumably, is to emphasise the classical sinews beneath the post-Romantic surface." (Guardia |
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PAGANINI
24 Caprices for Violin Solo op. 1 (with Piano Accompaniment by Robert Schumann) Benjamin Schmid (violin) Lisa Smirnova (piano) [ MDG / CD - released 10/Feb/2005 ] "... beautiful recording ... Smirnova is an ultra-sensitive accompanist, Schmid a fearless yet endearing violinist. Most highly recommended." (Soundscapes) |