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 |
UUNO KLAMI / EINAR ENGLUND
Klami / Englund: Violin Concertos Benjamin Schmid (violin) / Oulu Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Gustavsson [ Ondine / CD - released 27/Sep/2016 ] "A vital imagination is evinced by every aspect of this disc" MusicWeb |
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 |
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... |
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) |
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) |
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 |
Benjamin Schmid
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Vln [ Oehms Classics / 2 CD - released 27/Nov/2012 ] |
Schmid/Lagrene/Breinschmid
From Fritz To Django [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 27/Nov/2012 ] |
Schmid/Vpo/Ozawa
Korngold: Violin Concerto [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 27/Nov/2012 ] |
Schmid/Oviedo Filarmonia/Haide
Wolf-Ferrari: Violinkonzert [ Farao Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2012 ] |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 Christina Wieland, Diana Schmid, Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch / Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Joachim Carlos Martini [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 27/Feb/2012 ] "it's the singer in the role of Irene, the mezzo Diana Schmid, who attracts most attention, with the generosity of her phrasing and warm even tone" Guardian |
Schmid/Jaffe/Rasikin
Goldmark/Brahms: Concertos [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] |
HEINZ HOLLIGER
Induuchlen Sylvia Nopper (soprano), Kai Wessel (countertenor), Felix Renggli (flutes, piccolo), Elmar Schmid (clarinets), Swiss Chmaber Soloists [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "[Puneiga includes] two of this composer's most exquisitely poised settings. Sylvia Nopper is no less enticing in the typically exacting vocal part, with Holliger drawing a precise and fastidious response from hs ensemble." (International Record Review) |
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. |
Schmid/Nordwestdeutsche Phil
Villa-Lobos: Cello Concertos [ Mdg / CD - released 15/Jan/2007 ] |
Schmid/Lagrene
Hommage A Grappelli [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2006 ] |
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... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 6-8 Alfredo Perl (piano) & Benjamin Schmid (violin) [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 7/Mar/2005 ] |