Stephan Schmidt
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Stephan Schmidt is a German
-born classical guitar
ist now residing in Switzerland
.
, Paris
and New York
.
His recording (in 2000) of Bach's lute works (original versions) played on a multi-string guitar has been called the "a new reference recording of Bach's luteworks on the guitar" by Fono Forum and has received multiple 5-star ratings (BBC Music Magazine, Classic CD), praises.. & awards (Diapason d’Or, etc.).
In 1994 he was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque
of the L'Académie Charles Cros
for his recording of Maurice Ohana
's complete works for guitar (on the ten-string guitar
).
in Bern from 1998 to 2001. Since 2002 he has been director of the Hochschule für Musik in Basel at the Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel.
details from Stephan Schmidt's homepage
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-born classical guitar
Classical guitar
The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...
ist now residing in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Biography
He studied in TrossingenTrossingen
Trossingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in a region called Baar, between the Swabian Alb and the Black Forest. Stuttgart is about an hour away, Lake Constance about half an hour, and the source of the river Danube can be reached in about twenty minutes by car.Trossingen...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
His recording (in 2000) of Bach's lute works (original versions) played on a multi-string guitar has been called the "a new reference recording of Bach's luteworks on the guitar" by Fono Forum and has received multiple 5-star ratings (BBC Music Magazine, Classic CD), praises.. & awards (Diapason d’Or, etc.).
In 1994 he was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque
Grand Prix du Disque
The Grand Prix du Disque is the premier French award for musical recordings. The award was inaugurated by l'Académie Charles Cros in 1948 and offers prizes in various categories. The categories vary from year to year, and multiple awards are often made in any one category in the same year...
of the L'Académie Charles Cros
L'Académie Charles Cros
The Académie Charles-Cros, is an organization in France that acts as an intermediary between government cultural policy makers and professionals in music and the recording industry....
for his recording of Maurice Ohana
Maurice Ohana
Maurice Ohana was an Anglo-French composer of Sephardic Jewish origin.Ohana was born in Casablanca, Morocco. He was a British citizen until 1976, as his father had been born in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. He originally studied architecture, but abandoned this in favour of a...
's complete works for guitar (on the ten-string guitar
Ten-string guitar
There are many varieties of ten-string guitar, including:* Both electric and acoustic guitars.* Instruments used principally for classical, folk and popular music.* Both coursed and uncoursed instruments.-Ten-stringed harp guitars:...
).
Teaching
Schmidt taught at the Hochschule für Musik und TheaterHochschule für Musik und Theater
Hochschule für Musik und Theater is the name of several German conservatories:* Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, one of the larger universities of music in Germany...
in Bern from 1998 to 2001. Since 2002 he has been director of the Hochschule für Musik in Basel at the Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel.
Biography
- http://www.stephanschmidt.ch
- Information at Hochschule für Musik in Basel
Recordings
- Domenico Scarlatti: Sonates pour Guitare; 1995 (Valois - Auvidis) (audio)
- Castelnuovo-Tedesco: The Complete Chamber Music for Guitar; 1997 (Valois - Auvidis)
- Bach: Lute Works; 2000 (naïve-Auvidis) http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1226825/a/Bach:+Lute+Works+%2F+Stephan+Schmidt.htm (audio)
- Maurice Ohana: L’Oeuvre pour Guitare; 1993, 2001 (Disques Montaignes - naïve)
- Swiss Contemporary Guitar Duets - Guitar Duo ScheideggerMats ScheideggerMats Scheidegger is a classical guitarist. He specializes in contemporary music, e.g. he is the dedicatee of Sam Hayden's . He has given numerous premieres of contemporary works....
/ Schmidt http://www.swissdisc.ch/f/archive/archive_classic.htm?lang=f&key=814&uebersicht=2 http://www.musiques-suisses.ch/shop/grammont_portrait/90.php review
details from Stephan Schmidt's homepage