Tag: Ole Schmidt
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Borodin: Symphony No. 2; Polovtsian Dances; In the Steppes of Central Asia
“Too long neglected on disc, (his excellent Nielsen symphonies now also ALTO) Ole Schmidt and the Royal Philharmonic, with ideal couplings, offers an outstanding version at budget price of the Second Symphony….beautifully played and recorded in vivid, open sound, one of the very finest at any price” (c) Penguin Guide, 3 stars “rich, open orchestral…
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Nielsen: Complete Symphonies
“Ablaze with life, warmth and a sense of discovery, Ole Schmidt is a sure and penetrating guide, and his readings have an authentic ring to them, for he has real feeling for this glorious music” (Penguin Guide) “The Inextinguishable and No.5 are amongst the best-paced on record, No.4 preferable to Karajan on DG… devastating account…
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Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 4 (“The Inextinguishable”) & 5
(of complete cycle) “These are performances ablaze with life, warmth and a sense of discovery…. Ole Schmidt is a sure and penetrating guide…his readings have an authentic ring to them.” (Penguin Guide) “ Nos 4 & 5 amongst the best-paced on record..No.4 preferable to Karajan” (Gramophone)
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Grieg & Sibelius Favourites
I enjoyed this (Mackerras) record very much indeed, for its excellent performances, and for its variety, sensibly arranged to afford the greatest enjoyment -a good blend of the very familiar and the less well known….Mackerras is as sympathetic to such things as the Grieg Elegiac Melodies as he is effective with Finlandia. Sibelius’ beautiful Elegy…
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
“eminently recommendable account of Sibelius’s Second…. good, well-chosen tempos and no want of tenderness at the Andante sostenuto theme…. Mackerras holds the structure together“ -Gramophone “Sibelians need this disc. Schmidt’s Fifth could easily stand as the only version in someone’s collection” Rob Barnett, MusicWeb International “Ole Schmidt’s excellent Nielsen symphonies cycle long made me want…
