David Theodor Schmidt

CD Reviews

Mendelssohn Schubert Brahms
Bach Reflections
David Theodor Schmidt | Klavier

CD of the Month – A Felicitous Debut

... now establishes himself as a performer who has felicitous gifts for convincing interpretations of the German Romantics as well.

Fono Forum Issue 3/09

Mendelssohn Schubert Brahms – Review

... widely regarded as one of the greatest hopes among the young German pianists, and so far his development up to an exclusive contract with Sony is indeed promising. His first recording for Sony makes truly captures the listener’s attention.

Piano News Issue 2/09

Pianist with depth - Finally a real pianist again!

... is a deeply thoughtful, philosophical magician of sound.

Mannheimer Morgen 02.03.2009

A Mature Exceptional Musician

... presenting himself as a quietly matured musical personality who approaches music with great responsibility instead of looking for cheap effects...

MDR (German State Radio) 16.02.2009

BACH, SHOSTAKOVICH, LISZT

... masterly. Virtuosic. Powerful. And, lest we forget: touching, even moving. Magnificent.

Rondo Tom Persich Issue 6/07

Bach and what came after

... it is enjoyable, how he simply just plays his Bach. To the listener, whole worlds unfold themselves through this supposedly simple approach...

Crescendo Felix von Freuden December 2007 – January 2008

Classical – David Theodor Schmidt with »Bach Reflections«

Intense, expressive, lively and with a convincing concept of the work as a whole, Schmidt performs the 6th Partita by Bach and turns listening to this work into a tonal experience as well.

Financial Times Germany Dagmar Zurek 19 October 2007

Bach Reflections – Review

How refreshing it is to hear young artists with both the technical and musical gifts to produce fulfilling recordings of Bach. What's even more enjoyable is to have these Bach recordings coupled in an intelligent manner with works by other composers.

allmusic Mike D. Brownell

David Theodor Schmidt

Twenty-five-year-old German pianist David Theodor Schmidt makes a smart debut with this disc, tying together later composers with their Bach-derived inspirations. The care with which he chose Shostakovich’s final Prelude and Fugue from the Russian’s monumental collection of 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87, and Liszt’s Variations on a Motif by Bach suggests a thoughtful brain operating those fingers.

TimeOut Chicago Marc Geelhoed 3 January 2008

Classical – Schmidt

In his playing, nothing is meant to be spectacular, but everything is; that’s how deeply this young man gets to the bottom of things.

Le Devoir (Quebec) Christophe Huss 14 December 2007

Review: David Theodor Schmidt

Klavier

...fascinating, carefully differentiated piano playing... it seems to me that this edition is one of the most important acoustical ‘exclamation marks’ of recent months. Schmidt… a name to keep an eye on.

www.klassik-heute.com Peter Cossé 25 February 2005

David Theodor Schmidt (piano)

Schmidt’s performance is a triumph ... he has power when required, but sensitivity too, while the piano sound is particularly sensitive and appealing... a real talent with an exciting future...

www.musicweb-international.com Terry Barfoot August 2005

PianoNews 3/2005

…[Schmidt] impresses with an interpretation that includes an extraordinary variety of spirits. Rarely Bach has been played so crystal clear and eruptive at the same time.

PianoNews Rafael Sala March 2005

A young pianist follows his path

[Schmidt] creates an impressive pianistic architecture, but never neglects the sensual element of the music as well... His playing shows that not only pianistic superficiality counts these days.
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Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung Michael Stenger 30 April 2005

Serious interpretations

Schmidt has character and something to say, and does so without any
extravagance.

pizzicato RéF – Rémy Franck April 2005

A fresh view on Bach’s Music

... Now, the 22-year old David Theodor Schmidt has taken on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach and indeed seems to breach the rules of today’s zeitgeist. His French Suite No. 6 is played with long legato lines, with a strong feeling for the tonal possibilities of sound the modern concert grand offers...

Donaukurier Jesko Schulze-Reimpell 12 May 2006

News

New CD on Sony Classical
Works by Mendelssohn,
Schubert, Brahms
Released on: 6 February
Concert-tour in Germany

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