Ole Schmidt was not only a composer, he was also a conducter, jazz pianist, educator and Carl Nielsen expert. Schmidt received a degree in piano, composition and conducting from The Royal Danish Academy of Music in 1952 and debuted as a composer and conductor in 1955.
Amongst others, Schmidt was at The Royal Danish Theatre from 1959-65, chief conductor of Hamburger Symphoniker 1969-70, Danish Radio Sinfonietta (1971-1974) and artistic director of Aarhus Symphony Orchestra 1978-84. In addition to that, he was a principal guest conductor at the Royal Northern College of Music i Manchester. In 1973 and 1974 he drew critical acclaim and international recognition when he became the first conductor to record as well as conduct a cycle of Carl Nielsen's symphonies performed by London Symphony Orchestra at Church of St. Giles. Ole Schmidt actually started his career as a jazz pianist and his production of music ranges from orchestra, chamber and choir music to theatre, ballet and film music. He famously composed the music for Carl Theodore Dreyer's 1928 silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc" in 1983, which he toured the world with. Ole Schmidt received the Carl Nielsen award.
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SACD 6.220592 (2012)
SACD 6.220515 (2006)
Grammy-nominated CD with concertos for flute, horn and tuba
CD 8.226047 (2005)
Inspired fairytale music for orchestra by among others August Enna, Louis Glass and Finn Høffding
CD 8.226517 (2005)
Music for trumpet and trombone by Per Nørgård, Peter Bruun and others
CD 8.226512 (2004)
New works for oboe and organ by among others Anders Nordentoft
CD 8.224211 (2003)
Quartets 3, 5 and 6 and Schmidt’s early Piano Quartet
CD 8.224210 (2003)
Chamber music from 50 years, recorded in the presence of the composer
CD 8.224111 (1999)
Vital og vittig musik af efterkrigstidens enfant terrible i dansk musikliv
CD 8.224110 (1999)
Et hovedværk af den ekstremt produktive komponist og pianist
CD 8.224112 (1999)
Powerful new music for Carl Th. Dreyer’s silent film masterpiece
CD 8.224094 (1998)
The Violin Concerto and other major works by a central figure from the Nordic music of our time
CD 8.224035 (1996)
DCCD 9102 (1993)
DCCD 9005 (1992)