Biography of Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874-1953)

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11.09.1874

Born in Landau on Isar, son of a teacher who made also music.

1879

Piano lessons from his mother

1882

Violin lessons

1884

Singerof the Regensburg Domspatzen

Education and work for the railway company

After relocation due to not allowed composing at the counter, he starts to study music with Thuille

1903

Excellent degree as teacher and conductor

1905

Piano teacher at the Munich Academy

1909

Marries Maria Kleiter

Military service during World War I

1921

Member of the directorate of the Baden conservatory in Karlsruhe

1924

Head of Augsburg Conservatory

1933

His wife dies

1939

Sonate for flute and piano

08.01.1953

Dies in Munich after becoming nearly blind, a stroke and renal insufficiency

Further information/Sources:

• → Noten von Schmid bei imslp.org
• → Schmid auf Wikipedia
• → CDs by/of Heinrich Kaspar Schmid bei JPC (mit Hörproben)
• → Music by/with Heinrich Kaspar Schmid at amazon.de

Sheet music for flute:

Capriccio op. 34, No. 5

(flute (violin), piano)

Schott Verlag, Ed 2007

Rating: difficult

1. Andante - Allegretto - Giocoso, non troppo presto - Andante

Dedicated to the Munich flutist Alois Schellhorn

Sonate op. 106 (A-Dur)

(flute, piano)

Schott Verlag, ED 3691

Rating: mid-grade

1. Allegro
2. Scherzo - rasch und lebhaft
3. Andante - cantabile
4. Poco sostenuto

Dedicated to "his beloved Professor Gustav Scheck - Berlin"

CDs with/from Heinrich Kaspar Schmid

Pirmin Grehl, Nils Mönkemeyer, Nicholas Rimmer, Johannes Zurl

Heinrich Kaspar Schmid - Chamber Works (2010)

cpo

Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in g minor op. 114:
1. Allegro appassionato (10:56:00)
2. Vivo molto (02:21:00)
3. Adagio non troppo (05:16:00)
4. Finale. Vivace (06:51:00)
Sonata for Flute and Piano in A major op. 106:
5. Allegro (06:54:00)
6. Scherzo. Rasch und lebhaft (02:37:00)
7. Andante. Cantabile (03:22:00)
8. Poco sostenuto (04:58:00)
9. Allegretto for Clarinet & Piano in B flat major op. 34 No. 2 (06:17:00)
Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major op. 111:
10. Con moto moderato (08:46:00)
11. Scherzo. Vivace molto (04:14:00)
12. Finale. Feierlich (Largo) - Allegro con spirito (09:20:00)
13. Capriccio for Flute and Piano in a minor op. 34 No. 5 (07:15:00)

Literature von/über Heinrich Kaspar Schmid

• Freymadl, C.: Heinrich Kaspar Schmid
  Komponisten in Bayern Band 44
  Tutzing: Hans Schneider,
  2004. - ISBN: 2 7952 1165 4