A student of Anton Bruckner & a contemporary of Gustav Mahler, Franz Schmidt was an important figure in post-Romantic music, & his richly colored & expansive symphonies partake of the period's predilection for epic forms, rich orchestration, chromatic harmonies, & sweeping melodies. Fans of Schmidt's work would do well to snap up this studio recording by Fabio Luisi & the MDR Symphony Orchestra of the Symphony No. 3 in A major, since it has seen precious few releases on CD, & receive