Benjamin Schmid (Violine), Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, Ltg. Tibor Bogányi: Béla Bartók, Violinkonzerte Nr. 1 & 2, Gramola CD 99138; Tschaikowski, Violinkonzert D-Dur &
Recordings
The greatest Paganini works for violin and piano, including guests like Tartini Devils Trill and Milstein Paganiana
Benjamin Schmid, Violine
5 Diapason! Benjamin traces Jascha Heifetz and takes it to jazz
"From the very first note, it's Benjamin Schmid as you know him. Powerful, precise, forward-driving even in classical interpretations, casually improvising in between, and somehow always very close to his great passion, jazz."
Explosive Tschaikowsky after a live tour, Romantic Dvorak. Benjamin explains in the Liner Notes why he changes several traditional tempos. Benjamin Schmid (Violin)
György Ligeti Violinconcerto, Benjamin Schmid, Hannu Lintu, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra,
RECORD OF THE MONTH; GRAMMOPHONE EDITORS CHOICE, FEB 2014
+Lontano, Athmosphères, San Francisco Polyphony, ONDINE 1213-2, recorded August 2012, to be released in September 2013
Summer Night Concert, Schönbrunn 2011, Virtuosu Pictures. Kreisler / Paganini: Benjamin Schmid, Valery Gergiev, Wiener Philharmoniker, CD+DVD, Deutsche Grammophon
"One of the ten best live CDs ever recorded", Fono Forum
Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Live recordings from the Salzburg Festival 2004. Wiener Philharmoniker, Seiji Ozawa
MOZART: Sonatas KV 9, 301, 378, 526
Ariane Haering, Piano (Oehmsclassics OC 335)
Benjamin Schmidt plays Fritz Kreisler and Improvisations on Fritz Kreisler
with Miklos Skuta, Piano; Bireli Lagrene, Git; Georg Breinschmid, Bass;
Pièces de Concert: Das sind Stücke, die am Ende eines Konzerts oder als Zugabe gespielt werden. Kompositionen, die quasi als Dessert oder Digestiv ein musikalisches Menü abrunden. OehmsClassics OC 309
Paganini -Schumann Capricci, with Lisa Smirnova, piano
Editor´s Choice by SoundScapes
Js Bach 6 Sonatas for Violin Solo, with Piano Accompaniment by Robert Schumann
recorded 1995, published 1995 and 2009
MDG 333 0614-2
Max Reger Violinconcerto op. 101, Chaconne for Violin Solo, op. 117
Hannu Lintu, conductor
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Ondine
BEETHOVEN: Sonatas for Piano and Violin OP. 30/1-3
Alfredo Perl, Piano (Oehmsclassics OC 341)
Brahms/Goldmark: Double Concerto OP. 102 and Violin Concerto OP. 27,
Daniel Raiskin, Ramon Jaffe (OC 359)
Music by Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and others
Schubert: Die Forelle - Trout Variations - special note: check out track 9 - Forelle Blue by Benjamin Schmid and Stian Carstensen.
24 Caprices for Solo Violin by Netherlands Contempory Composers,
Benjamin Schmid, Janine Jansen and Joris Van Rijn play each 8 Caprices on 2 CDs.
NM Classics, Duration 115:26, 2003
Violinconcertos by Wieniawski Nr. 2, Szmanowski nr. 2, Lutoslawski Chain 2
Mendelssohn, Schumann, Bruch: Works for Violin & Orchestra
Brahms Violinconcerto op.77, Benjamin Schmid, Christian Mandeal, Bucarest Philharmonic Orchestra, OehmsClassics 262,
+Brahms Pianoquartett C-minor op.60
Benjamin Britten - Max Bruch - Arthur Benjamin, Double Concertos for Violin and Viola
Benjamin Schmid-Violin, Daniel Raiskin-Viola, Lior Shambadal-Conductor, Berliner Symphoniker
Arte Nova 74321 89826 2, 2001
Friedrich Gulda: Wings - A Concertpiece for Solo Violin, String Orchestra and Rhythm Section
Composed 1973, recorded live 11/2005, Vienna, ORF CD 420
Benjamin Schmid plays Mozart Violinconcertos 1+2 with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg and Hans Graf, Conductor
+ Rondo in C, Rondo in Bflat, Adagio in E
Christian Muthspiel: Our Motley Mothertongue, Konzert für Violine / electric 5 string violin und Orchester
Benjamin Schmid, violins
HK Gruber, Conductor, RSO Wien, 1998, 19 min, ORF CD 173
Christian Muthspiel: "Pas de deux concertant", Konzert für Violine, Percussion und Orchester
Benjamin Schmid, Violine, Emiko Uchiyama, Percussion, Tonkünstler Orchester Niederösterreich, Andres Orosco- Estrada, Dirigent
SACD Surround
Paganini-Kreisler Concert, Florian Willeitner Valentina´s Air (Ben´s Jig), Edward Elgar Salut d´Amour
Vivaldi Four Seasons with Camerata Salzburg plus Kreisler-Paganini Concerto in one movement with Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Hubert Soudant
Bläserphilharmonie Mozarteum Salzburg
Dirigent: Hansjörg Angerer
Benjamin Schmid, Violine
Ernst Ludwig Leitner, Kurt Weill, Youkali, Bertold Hummel
B. Bartok: Violinconcertos 1&2, Benjamin Schmid, Violin; Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, Tibor Boganyi, Conductor
Hot Club Jazz!
Benjamin Schmid und Diknu Schneeberger, Gitarre, auf den Spuren von Stephane Grappelli und Django Reinhardt, Lulu Reinhardt, Cole Porter, Fletcher Allen und Arrangements französischer Chansons.
All Benjamin Schmid OehmsCLassics Recordings including 2 previously unreleased CDs: "My Favorite Paganini" and " Bach:Reflected"
Fresh arrangements of well-known piano pieces by Shostakovich and Prokofiev for violin and piano. And a suite transcribed from Kurt Weill's iconic ‘The Threepenny Opera'.
Dünser: Violinkonzert - Radek-Sinfonie Benjamin Schmid, Gerard Korsten, Symphonieorchester Vorarlberg
First version for Violin of the miraculous Gulda Cello Concerto. (Arr. S. Giray). Live Recording of the Paganini/Kreilser Concerto with the great Bläserphilharmonie Salzburg under Hansjörg Angerer.
Plus a Solo Track from Benjamin : "for Fritz"
Opus Classic Winner 2021!
Mozart Piano Quartets K478 and 493 and Dejan Lazic´s Arr. for Quintett of the Rondo K333
Kodaly Duo with longtime companion Andreas Brantelid on Cello, who also performs Kodalys Solo Sonata.
highly expressive!
Opus Classic Winner! 2022
Bottessini Grand Duo Concertant and more with Benjamin, Dominik Wagner and the WK Orchestra Heilbronn
Friedrich Gulda: Celloconcerto with Wind Orchestra (Version for Solo Violin by S. Gray/B. Schmid)
Kurt Weill: Violin Concerto with Wind Orchestra
Benjamin Schmid: For Fritz (hommage a Fritz Kreisler and Friedrich Gulda)
Kurt Weill / Arr. Benjamin Schmid: Youkali for Solo Violin
"This Schmid disc is a triumph from first to last", Musicweb-international.com
Unique combination of composed and improvised Violinconcertos, highest critical acclaim.
Vienna 150 years after Fritz Kreislers Birthday: 3 Generations celebrate the Master.
Mozart Concertos K 216, 218, 219 recorded 2022 with Orchestra Musica Vitae, Release Austria oct 2023, International feb 2024
"brilliant technique and luminous tone, esprit and sensitivity", Falter Magazine, Vienna 2/2024
Paganinis Chamber Music with Guitar: a Quartet, a Terzetto and a Duo- this shows Paganini as a wonderful and true composer rather than a pure violin acrobatic.
"Intoxicating Beethoven!"(L.Vittes)
Beethoven Violinconcerto in a live Version with Benjamin Schmid, WIener Akademie on historic instruments and Martin Haselböck, Conductor
In the Jubilee year of Fritz Kreisler, Benjamin Schmid presents orchestral music by Kreisler and Georg Breinschmid