Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900-1973) was a German conductor, founder of the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra and a major post-war interpreter of the central Austro-German repertory.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Beethoven, Brahms and Sibelius, including recordings with Georg Kulenkampff and Wilhelm Backhaus.
Schmidt-Isserstedt’s conducting was clear, balanced and structurally assured, often favouring musical propor...
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
BRAHMS Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102
Recorded in 1936 and 1947
Total duration: 79:39
Georg Kulenkampff, violin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor
Enrico Mainardi, cello
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Carl Schuricht, conductor
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
Recorded in 1956
Total duration: 44:07
N.W.D.R. Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg
conducted by Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas 1-32
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto Nos. 1-5
BEETHOVEN Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120
Recorded 1950-1958
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Clemens Krauss, conductor
Karl Böhm, conductor
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
BEETHOVEN Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120
Recorded in 1954 and 1958
Total duration: 76:51
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor
SCHUMANN Violin Concerto
Recorded in 1937
Total duration: 27:24
Georg Kulenkampff, violin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
