Franz Schmidt - Symphony No. 4 | Manfred Honeck | WDR Symphony Orchestra
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- Franz Schmidt's Symphony No. 4 in C major, played by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Manfred Honeck. Recorded live on 16.12.2023 in the Kölner Philharmonie.
Franz Schmidt - Symphony No. 4 in C major
00:00:00 I. Allegro molto moderato
00:14:53 II. Adagio
00:29:42 III. molto vivace
00:36:55 IV. Allegro molto moderato
WDR Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck, conductor
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Introduction to the work:
The interlude from "Notre Dame" was a frequently heard title in earlier radio request concerts. The composer of this sensuous orchestral piece is the Austrian Franz Schmidt. Born in what is now Bratislava, Schmidt studied composition and violoncello in Vienna. During his lifetime, he was held in high esteem above all as an instrumentalist: from 1896 to 1911, he was principal cellist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and then of the Court Opera Orchestra until 1914. But Schmidt was also repeatedly successful as a composer - most notably the opera "Notre Dame". The premiere of his large-scale oratorio "The Book with Seven Seals" in 1938 was celebrated with enthusiastic ovations. During this time, he wrote the cantata "Deutsche Auferstehung" (German Resurrection), the title of which already gives an idea of what it sings about. Franz Schmidt died over this work in 1939, and the sketches for this aberration were kept under lock and key.
Of Schmidt's symphonies, the fourth (and last) is considered his most successful. By his own admission, he composed it as a "requiem for my daughter", who died in childbirth after the birth of his granddaughter. When the work was premiered in Vienna in 1934, the audience was deeply impressed - not only by the rich late-romantic tonal language, but also by the compelling formal structure. The symphony is divided into the usual four movements, which merge seamlessly into one another. The opening in the solo trumpet is already captivating. Schmidt himself wrote about it: "It is, so to speak, the last music that one takes over into the hereafter after having been born and lived life under its auspices." The Adagio is carried by great intensity, a funeral march in which the composer, not coincidentally, has his instrument, the cello, sing a sweeping lament. In the Scherzo (Molto vivace), moments from the first part return, to which Schmidt then draws a bow in the final section. According to the composer, everything now appears "more mature and transfigured". In tones, Schmidt paints "a dying in beauty, with the whole of life passing by once again".
Text: Otto Hagedorn 
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Pure genius. Schmidt is amongst the absolute greatest symphonist of all time.
Danke für diese Aufführung dieser so wunderbaren Symphonie von diesem leider fast vergessenen großartigen Komponisten.Es ist traurig, dass vorallem in meiner Heimat Österreich, heuer der 150.Geburtstag von Franz Schmidt NICHT gewürdigt wird (z.B. "Das Buch mit 7 Siegel" oder Notre Dame) und viele andere spätromantische Meisterwerke dieses österreichischen Komponisten
Gern geschehen! 🤗
Ich war angenehm überrascht, als ich erfuhr, dass diese Sinfonie in meiner Stadt gespielt werden würde, ich freue mich sehr darauf (Grüße aus Jekaterinburg!)
If just the Scherzo alone of this symphony was the only thing Franz Schmidt had ever written in his life, he'd still be among the greatest composers of all time. The extraordinary skill of the compositional technique and the unfailing brilliance of the orchestration throughout this magisterial work beggar belief.
A beautiful performance from the WDR, ably conducted by Maestro Honeck. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much! 🤗
Ich hatte noch nie etwas von Franz Schmidt gehört und bin sehr berührt von dieser großartigen Musik. Herzlichen Dank auch für die Werkeinführung!
Das freut uns, sehr gerne!
What a fantastic symphony.
Once again WDR has gifted us with a wonderful performance with great audio and video quality. Thanks.
It's our pleasure, thank you!
Thank you so much for presenting this. It was my first time hearing Schmidt. Now I am very curious to hear more from the WDR.
Welcome 👋
Such a great performance, please continue giving us more 🩵🩵🩵🩵
I knew this already, even have a recording of it (which I have not listened to in a long time); thank you for reminding me how wonderful it is!
Ich war da und habe es genossen, merci!
Das freut uns :)
This symphony is an absolute masterpiece that needs more exposure in the U.S. What a beautiful full-circle structure with the solo trumpet, echoed internally by the horns at the top of the last movement. And a scherzo that tries to be more upbeat but can't shake that falling idée fixe. And a gorgeously heartbreaking singing cello tune worthy of Schubert in the Adagio. I can't adequately express my love for this work in complete sentences apparently, and you all read it beautifully. Thank you.
We're glad to hear that you like it! 🤗
Grateful for the life stream. Greetings from Virginia.
You're welcome! Greetings from Cologne
@@WDRKlassik 🙏
@@WDRKlassik --- Indeed.....and from Citè Mexique aussi......!
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Not sure why in Europe these conductors feel a need to meditate for ten minutes after a piece ends. It really destroys all the good feelings that the piece of music created. I'm surprised anyone even bothers to applaud after such a long pause, because it destroys the whole mood. On a brighter note, this was my second time watching this wonderful performance, so thank you for presenting it.
Perhaps you set out to learn how Europeans think becuase you clearly do not know. Ask yourself and then go and find out what motivates us in cultural terms and how we process emotional and sensory information. You will find that all countries from Iceland in the west through to Georgia next to the Caspian Sea are similar in these respects. I can promise you it is not for gratification or 'good feelings'. Instead of criticising European audiences why they don't instantly jump in with applause after such a work as Schmidt's 4th Symphony, you should be asking why they wait and also, why they wait as large group. It most certainly does not destroy the whole mood, in fact 100% the opposite of you, the pause after such a work enhances it. You need to go and find out why.
Total unbekannten Komponist😮, aber sehr berührende Musik. Danke! Ich fange an zu googeln.
Freut uns, dass wir Sie neugierig machen konnten. 😃
Not totally unknown, but far less well-known than he should be!
Yes, perhaps we can contribute a little bit to his rediscovery. :)
Jed kurzel stole the first phrase for the Alien Covenant soundtrack
Pity there're so many empty seats....
Yes, this great symphony should be played to full houses.
真正🎶🤔🤔🏞️