LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6-8 Alfredo Perl (piano) & Benjamin Schmid (violin) [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 7/Mar/2005 ] |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Chamber Music [incls 'Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452'] András Schiff, Andre Previn (piano), Heinz Holliger (oboe), Elmar Schmid (clarinet) / Musikverein Quartet [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Oct/2014 ] "The wind players are excellent and blend well, while the overall ensemble displays a fine unity. The balance places the piano more backwardly than usual, but no detail of Schiff's playing is lost." (Gramophone on the Quintet) |
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 |
W. A. MOZART
Sonatas For Violin and piano Ariane Haering (piano), Benjamin Schmid (violin) [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 7/Mar/2005 ] |
Benjamin Schmid
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Vln [ Oehms Classics / 2 CD - released 27/Nov/2012 ] |
Benjamin Schmid
Bach: Violin Concertos [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2003 ] |
Benjamin Schmid
Ysaye: 6 Sonaten Fuer Violine [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2003 ] |
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 |
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) |
J.S.BACH / SCHUMANN
Six Sonatas for Violin (with Schumann's piano accompaniment) Benjamin Schmid (violin) Lisa Smirnova (piano) [ MDG / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] Believe it or not, this CD is the first recording ever of Bach's violin solo compositions as interpreted by Robert Schumann, performed here by critically-acclaimed violinist Benjamin Schmid |
BRUCH / MENDELSSOHN
Violin Concertos (with Schumann - Fantasie in C major) Benjamin Schmid (violin) / Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Daniel Raiskin [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] Star musician Benjamin Schmid plays some of the most popular works for violin in the repertoire. |
HEINZ HOLLIGER
Beiseit / Alb-Chehr David James : countertenor / Elmar Schmid : kclar,Teodoro Anzellotti : accordian [ ECM Records / CD - released 5/Dec/2000 ] Recorded March 1994 |
W.A. MOZART
Spirits of Mozart - Mozart in Egypt Dee Dee Bridgewater / Ian Anderson (flute) / Christiane Oelze (soprano) / Benjamin Schmid (violin) / Amira Selim (soprano) / Michael Pogo Kreiner / [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 19/Jun/2006 ] G :- In this crossover concert, outstanding personalities from the fields of pop, jazz and classical music interpret Mozart's compositions in their personal musical languages for a broad public of the 21st century and make this one the most... |
Haydn, Jos
Sinfonia Concertante/ Don Quixote Keller, Nothas, Koeckert, Schmid, Tortelier; Symphonieorchester d. BR, Kempe [ ORFEO / CD - released 3/Apr/1992 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Great European Organs No. 94 Marco Lo Muscio (The Schmid Organ of the Stadtpfarrkirche, Maria Himmelfahrt, Landsberg am Lech) [ Priory / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] This stunning organ in southern Germany is housed in a beautiful case: the Italian organist Marco Lo Muscio provides an exciting, extrovert and diverse programme to demonstrate its qualities. From an Anonymous Dance via Bach to the present day, this... |
Schmid/Bucharest Po/Mandeal
Brahms: Violin Conc/Piano Qt [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 16/Feb/2004 ] |
VIVALDI
Four Seasons Benjamin Schmid (violin), Camerata Salzburg [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2003 ] |
Schmid/Jaffe/Rasikin
Goldmark/Brahms: Concertos [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] |
Schmid/Lagrene
Hommage A Grappelli [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2006 ] |
Schmid/Lagrene/Breinschmid
From Fritz To Django [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 27/Nov/2012 ] |