Malmo So:Sinaisky:Johnsson - Schmidt: Symphony No.2

Following their recording of Franz Schmidt's Symphony No. 1 and excerpts from his opera Notre Dame (8570828), the Malm?� Symphony Orchestra and Vassily Sinaisky here present Schmidt's astonishing Second Symphony. The composer transformed his original conception of the work as a piano sonata based on a single theme into a kaleidoscopic essay for a large orchestra, rich with wind, brass and percussion instruments.The Fuga Solemnis for organ, brass and percussion is an enduring testament to Schmidt's originality, inventiveness and mastery of counterpoint.