Stephan Schmidt

Stephan Schmidt is a German-born classical guitarist now resident in Switzerland.

Biography

He studied in Trossingen, 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 and awards (Diapason d’Or, etc.) [cite web|url=http://www.stephanschmidt.ch/Inhalt%20presse.htm|title=Collection of Reviews|publisher=Various (Fono Forum, BBC Music Magazine, Diapason, Le Monde de la Musique, ...)] .

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).

Teaching

Schmidt taught at the Hochschüle für Musik und Theater in Bern from 1998 to 2001. Since 2002 he has been director of the [http://www.hsm-basel.ch/ Hochschule für Musik in Basel] at the Musik-Akademie der Stadt Basel.

References

External links

Biography

* [http://www.stephanschmidt.ch http://www.stephanschmidt.ch]
* [http://www.hsm-basel.ch/inhalte/ueber_dozenten_details_suche.php?id=39 Information] at Hochschule für Musik in Basel de icon

Recordings

*Domenico Scarlatti: Sonates pour Guitare; 1995 (Valois - Auvidis) ASIN|B000003I0Z ( [http://www.tar-radio.com/myapp/articles/view/38 audio] )
*Castelnuovo-Tedesco: The Complete Chamber Music for Guitar; 1997 (Valois - Auvidis) ASIN|B000006530
*Bach: Lute Works; 2000 ( [http://www.naiveclassique.com/ naïve-Auvidis] ) ASIN|B00004TVFG [http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1226825/a/Bach:+Lute+Works+%2F+Stephan+Schmidt.htm] ( [http://www.tar-radio.com/myapp/articles/view/81 audio] )
*Maurice Ohana: L’Oeuvre pour Guitare; 1993, 2001 ( [http://www.naiveclassique.com/ Disques Montaignes - naïve] ) ASIN|B00005LJKK
*Swiss Contemporary Guitar Duets - Guitar Duo Scheidegger / 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] [http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2005/June05/Swiss_Guitar_duos_CTSM90.htm review] " [http://www.stephanschmidt.ch/diskographie%20engl.htm details from Stephan Schmidt's homepage] "

Publications

* [http://www.schott-music.com/shop/Sheet_Music/Guitar_other_plucked_Instruments/Guitar_Lute/Guitar_solo/show,173909,s.html Classical Guitar Pieces] (incl. CD) (ED 9710, [http://www.schott-music.com/ Schott] )
* [http://www.voggenreiter-shop.de/content/shop/suche.php?eingabe=Stephan+Schmidt&x=0&y=0 Das klassische Gitarrenbuch] (incl. CD) (ISBN: 978-3-8024-0244-9 , [http://www.voggenreiter.de/ Voggenreiter Verlag] )
* [http://www.schott-music.com/shop/1/show,37090.html Gitarrenkurs - Der neue Weg zur Gitarre] with Rainer Schmidt (incl. CD) (ED 6788-50, [http://www.schott-music.com/ Schott] )
* [http://www.schott-music.com/shop/1/show,38744.html Mit Flöte und Gitarre um die Welt] with Doris Villinger (ED 8192, [http://www.schott-music.com/ Schott] )