Franz Schmidt: His Hungarian Roots and the Legacy of Late Romanticism
85 years ago, on 11 February 1939, the Hungarian-born composer Franz Schmidt (b. 1874) passed away in Perchtoldsdorf near Vienna.
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85 years ago, on 11 February 1939, the Hungarian-born composer Franz Schmidt (b. 1874) passed away in Perchtoldsdorf near Vienna.
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