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Alexander Schneider

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Listen to Quintet In A Major for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581: II. Larghetto by Harold Wright, Alexander Schneider, Isidore Cohen, Samuel Rhodes & Leslie Parnas, see lyrics, music video & more!
Quintet In A Major for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581: II. LarghettoHarold Wright, Alexander Schneider, Isidore Cohen, Samuel Rhodes & Leslie Parnas
Listen to Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai by Pablo Casals, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Alexander Schneider, Leslie Parnas, Ornulf Gulbransen, John Mack & Robert Nagel, see lyrics, music video & more!
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assaiPablo Casals, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Alexander Schneider, Leslie Parnas, Ornulf Gulbransen, John Mack & Robert Nagel
Listen to Concerto No. 10 in E-Flat Major for Two Pianos and Orchestra, K. 365: II. Andante by Peter Serkin, Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider & Marlboro Festival Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Concerto No. 10 in E-Flat Major for Two Pianos and Orchestra, K. 365: II. AndantePeter Serkin, Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider & Marlboro Festival Orchestra
Listen to Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: Adagio by Alexander Schneider, Richard Stoltzman & English Chamber Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: AdagioAlexander Schneider, Richard Stoltzman & English Chamber Orchestra
Listen to Concerto in E Major for Violin and Orchestra, BWV 1042: I. Allegro by Alexander Schneider, Isaac Stern & English Chamber Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Concerto in E Major for Violin and Orchestra, BWV 1042: I. AllegroAlexander Schneider, Isaac Stern & English Chamber Orchestra
Listen to Concerto in E Major for Violin and Orchestra, BWV 1042: II. Adagio by Alexander Schneider, Isaac Stern & English Chamber Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Concerto in E Major for Violin and Orchestra, BWV 1042: II. AdagioAlexander Schneider, Isaac Stern & English Chamber Orchestra
Listen to Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: Adagio by Alexander Schneider, Richard Stoltzman & English Chamber Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: AdagioAlexander Schneider, Richard Stoltzman & English Chamber Orchestra
Listen to Concerto For Piano, Violin, Cello And Orchestra, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto" : II. Largo by Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Jaime Laredo & Leslie Parnas, see lyrics, music video & more!
Concerto For Piano, Violin, Cello And Orchestra, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto" : II. LargoRudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Jaime Laredo & Leslie Parnas
Listen to Concerto in E Major for Violin and Orchestra, BWV 1042: III. Allegro Assai by Alexander Schneider, Isaac Stern & English Chamber Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Concerto in E Major for Violin and Orchestra, BWV 1042: III. Allegro AssaiAlexander Schneider, Isaac Stern & English Chamber Orchestra
Listen to Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: Allegro by Alexander Schneider, Richard Stoltzman & English Chamber Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!
Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: AllegroAlexander Schneider, Richard Stoltzman & English Chamber Orchestra

Latest Release

Listen to Frisch frölich wölln wir singen by Alexander Schneider, Ensemble Polyharmonique & L’Arte Violistica
ALBUMFrisch frölich wölln wir singenAlexander Schneider, Ensemble Polyharmonique & L’Arte Violistica

More albums from Alexander Schneider

Listen to Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium / Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 by Thüringer Bach Collegium, Gernot Süßmuth, Jörg Reddin, Benjamin Glaubitz, Susanne Langner, Joowon Chung, Magdalene Harer, Matthias Lutze, Cornelius Uhle, Soren Richter, Alexander Schneider & Ensemble Polyharmonique
ALBUMJohann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium / Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248Thüringer Bach Collegium, Gernot Süßmuth, Jörg Reddin, Benjamin Glaubitz, Susanne Langner, Joowon Chung, Magdalene Harer, Matthias Lutze, Cornelius Uhle, Soren Richter, Alexander Schneider & Ensemble Polyharmonique
Listen to Lambert de Sayve: Ad Vesperas by Ensemble Polyharmonique, Alexander Schneider, Concerto Imperiale & Fabien Moulaert
ALBUMLambert de Sayve: Ad VesperasEnsemble Polyharmonique, Alexander Schneider, Concerto Imperiale & Fabien Moulaert
Listen to Strattner: Sacred Concertos by Miriam Feuersinger, Alexander Schneider, Daniel Schreiber, Markus Flaig & Les Escapades
ALBUMStrattner: Sacred ConcertosMiriam Feuersinger, Alexander Schneider, Daniel Schreiber, Markus Flaig & Les Escapades
Listen to Bach: Concerto for Flute, Violin and Keyboard, BWV 1044; Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052R & Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050 by Joseph Szigeti, Prades Festival Orchestra, Pablo Casals, John Wummer, Mieczysław Horszowski, Alexander Schneider & Eugene Istomin
ALBUMBach: Concerto for Flute, Violin and Keyboard, BWV 1044; Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052R & Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050Joseph Szigeti, Prades Festival Orchestra, Pablo Casals, John Wummer, Mieczysław Horszowski, Alexander Schneider & Eugene Istomin
Listen to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony 14 in A Major, K. 114 and Six German Dances, K. 571 by Alexander Schneider & Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony 14 in A Major, K. 114 and Six German Dances, K. 571Alexander Schneider & Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Piston: Sonatina for Violin and Piano & Cage: String Quartet in Four Parts (Remastered) by New Music String Quartet, Alexander Schneider & Ralph Kirkpatrick
ALBUMPiston: Sonatina for Violin and Piano & Cage: String Quartet in Four Parts (Remastered)New Music String Quartet, Alexander Schneider & Ralph Kirkpatrick
Listen to Künstel: Markuspassion by Polyharmonique, L'Arpa Festante & Alexander Schneider
ALBUMKünstel: MarkuspassionPolyharmonique, L'Arpa Festante & Alexander Schneider
Listen to Handel: 12 Concerti grossi, Op. 6, HWV 319-330 by Alexander Schneider
ALBUMHandel: 12 Concerti grossi, Op. 6, HWV 319-330Alexander Schneider
Listen to Francesco Cavalli: Requiem &  & Alessandro Grandi: Motets by Ensemble Polyharmonique & Alexander Schneider
ALBUMFrancesco Cavalli: Requiem & & Alessandro Grandi: MotetsEnsemble Polyharmonique & Alexander Schneider
Listen to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 12 & 27 - Béla Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1 by Rudolf Serkin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Alexander Schneider, Columbia Symphony Orchestra & Georg Szell
ALBUMWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 12 & 27 - Béla Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 1Rudolf Serkin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Alexander Schneider, Columbia Symphony Orchestra & Georg Szell
Listen to Tobias Michael: Musicalische Seelenlust by Ensemble Polyharmonique & Alexander Schneider
ALBUMTobias Michael: Musicalische SeelenlustEnsemble Polyharmonique & Alexander Schneider
Listen to Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in F, Opus 50, No. 5 “The Dream” / Quartet in D, Opus 50, No. 6 “The Frog” by The Schneider Quartet, Alexander Schneider, Isidore Cohen, Karen Tuttle & Madeline
ALBUMFranz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in F, Opus 50, No. 5 “The Dream” / Quartet in D, Opus 50, No. 6 “The Frog”The Schneider Quartet, Alexander Schneider, Isidore Cohen, Karen Tuttle & Madeline
Listen to Chopin by Horszowski: Through Text and Sound by Mieczysław Horszowski, Alexander Schneider & Festival Orchestra
ALBUMChopin by Horszowski: Through Text and SoundMieczysław Horszowski, Alexander Schneider & Festival Orchestra
Listen to Schubert Recital - Bach & Mozart: Concertos by Mieczysław Horszowski, Frederic Waldman & Alexander Schneider
ALBUMSchubert Recital - Bach & Mozart: ConcertosMieczysław Horszowski, Frederic Waldman & Alexander Schneider
Listen to Franz Josef Haydn: Quartet in G Op. 76, No. 1 / Quartet in D minor Op. 76, No. 2 “The Quintenquartet” by The Schneider Quartet, Alexander Schneider, Isidore Cohen, Karen Tuttle & Herman Busch
ALBUMFranz Josef Haydn: Quartet in G Op. 76, No. 1 / Quartet in D minor Op. 76, No. 2 “The Quintenquartet”The Schneider Quartet, Alexander Schneider, Isidore Cohen, Karen Tuttle & Herman Busch
Listen to Schubert: Violin Sonata (Sonatina) in A minor, Op. 137, No. 2 - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 7 and 10 by Mieczysław Horszowski, Alexander Schneider & Joseph Szigeti
ALBUMSchubert: Violin Sonata (Sonatina) in A minor, Op. 137, No. 2 - Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 7 and 10Mieczysław Horszowski, Alexander Schneider & Joseph Szigeti
Listen to Bach: St. John Passion by Wolf Matthias Friedrich, Alexander Schneider, Hans Jorg Mammel, Markus Flaig, Carsten Lohff, Elisabeth Popien, Amaryllis Dieltiens, Ingo Nelken, Matthias Muller, Georg Poplutz, Maya Amrein, Sabine Goetz, Cantus Colln, Ursula Bundies, Michael Schmidt-Casdorff, Katharina Spreckelsen, Henriette Boehm, Karin Gemeinhardt, Anne Harer, Mieneke van der Velden & Konrad Junghänel
ALBUMBach: St. John PassionWolf Matthias Friedrich, Alexander Schneider, Hans Jorg Mammel, Markus Flaig, Carsten Lohff, Elisabeth Popien, Amaryllis Dieltiens, Ingo Nelken, Matthias Muller, Georg Poplutz, Maya Amrein, Sabine Goetz, Cantus Colln, Ursula Bundies, Michael Schmidt-Casdorff, Katharina Spreckelsen, Henriette Boehm, Karin Gemeinhardt, Anne Harer, Mieneke van der Velden & Konrad Junghänel
Listen to Pergolesi: Stabat Mater - Bach: Der Frühling by Elisabeth Scholl, Alexander Schneider, L'Arpa Festante, Alexander Eberle & Marcus Ullmann
ALBUMPergolesi: Stabat Mater - Bach: Der FrühlingElisabeth Scholl, Alexander Schneider, L'Arpa Festante, Alexander Eberle & Marcus Ullmann
Listen to Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine by Dorothee Mields, Markus Brutscher, Veronika Winter, Stephan Schreckenberger, Alexander Schneider, Hermann Oswald, Constanze Backes, Hans Jorg Mammel, Markus Flaig, Rolf Ehlers, Roland Wilson, Georg Poplutz, Capella Ducale & Musica Fiata
ALBUMMonteverdi: Vespro della Beata VergineDorothee Mields, Markus Brutscher, Veronika Winter, Stephan Schreckenberger, Alexander Schneider, Hermann Oswald, Constanze Backes, Hans Jorg Mammel, Markus Flaig, Rolf Ehlers, Roland Wilson, Georg Poplutz, Capella Ducale & Musica Fiata
Listen to Erlebach, P.H.: Cantatas by Ludger Rémy, Les Amis de Philippe, Dorothee Mields, Alexander Schneider, Andreas Post, Matthias Vieweg & Margaret C. Hunter
ALBUMErlebach, P.H.: CantatasLudger Rémy, Les Amis de Philippe, Dorothee Mields, Alexander Schneider, Andreas Post, Matthias Vieweg & Margaret C. Hunter
Listen to Mozart: Chamber Music Masterpieces by Peter Serkin, Alexander Schneider & Yale String Quartet
ALBUMMozart: Chamber Music MasterpiecesPeter Serkin, Alexander Schneider & Yale String Quartet
Listen to Brahms: The Complete Piano Quartets by Alexander Schneider, Leslie Parnas, Stephanie Brown & Walter Trampler
ALBUMBrahms: The Complete Piano QuartetsAlexander Schneider, Leslie Parnas, Stephanie Brown & Walter Trampler
Listen to Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine / Scheidemann: Organ Works by Suzie LeBlanc, Barbara Borden, Alexander Schneider, Rodrigo del Pozo, Julian Podger, John Potter, Bertrand Chuberre, Jelle Draijer, Stephan Mac Leod, Tragicomedia, Concerto Palatino, Leo Van Doeselaar & Stephen Stubbs
ALBUMMonteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine / Scheidemann: Organ WorksSuzie LeBlanc, Barbara Borden, Alexander Schneider, Rodrigo del Pozo, Julian Podger, John Potter, Bertrand Chuberre, Jelle Draijer, Stephan Mac Leod, Tragicomedia, Concerto Palatino, Leo Van Doeselaar & Stephen Stubbs
Listen to Schutz, H.: St. Luke Passion - Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi Am Kreuz by Rheinische Kantorei, Ekkehard Abele, Hermann Max, Das Kleine Konzert, Lothar Blum, Matthias Lucht, Yoshitaka Ogasawara, Michael Schaffrath, Bernhard Scheffel, Clemens Heidrich, Uwe Czyborra-Schroder, Veronika Winter, Alexander Schneider, Hans Jörg Mammel & Alexander Osthelder
ALBUMSchutz, H.: St. Luke Passion - Die Sieben Worte Jesu Christi Am KreuzRheinische Kantorei, Ekkehard Abele, Hermann Max, Das Kleine Konzert, Lothar Blum, Matthias Lucht, Yoshitaka Ogasawara, Michael Schaffrath, Bernhard Scheffel, Clemens Heidrich, Uwe Czyborra-Schroder, Veronika Winter, Alexander Schneider, Hans Jörg Mammel & Alexander Osthelder
Listen to MOZART: STRING QUARTET "DISSONANCE & HOFFMEISTER" - "QUINTET FOR CLARINET AND STRINGS" by Alexander Schneider & Josef Roismann
ALBUMMOZART: STRING QUARTET "DISSONANCE & HOFFMEISTER" - "QUINTET FOR CLARINET AND STRINGS"Alexander Schneider & Josef Roismann
Listen to Beethoven: Piano Trios, Op. 70, Nos. 1 & 2; Variations by Alexander Schneider, Eugene Istomin, Joseph Fuchs, Pablo Casals & Rudolf Serkin
ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Trios, Op. 70, Nos. 1 & 2; VariationsAlexander Schneider, Eugene Istomin, Joseph Fuchs, Pablo Casals & Rudolf Serkin
Listen to Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 - Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 2 by Pablo Casals, Eugene Istomin & Alexander Schneider
ALBUMSchubert: Piano Trio No. 1 - Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 2Pablo Casals, Eugene Istomin & Alexander Schneider
Listen to Schumann: Cello Concerto, Piano Trio No. 1, 5 Stucke im Volkston by Pablo Casals, Leopold Mannes, Mieczysław Horszowski, Alexander Schneider, Prades Festival Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy
ALBUMSchumann: Cello Concerto, Piano Trio No. 1, 5 Stucke im VolkstonPablo Casals, Leopold Mannes, Mieczysław Horszowski, Alexander Schneider, Prades Festival Orchestra & Eugene Ormandy
Listen to Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 18 & 19 by Peter Serkin, Alexander Schneider & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 18 & 19Peter Serkin, Alexander Schneider & English Chamber Orchestra
Listen to Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 16 & 17 by Peter Serkin, Alexander Schneider & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 16 & 17Peter Serkin, Alexander Schneider & English Chamber Orchestra
Listen to Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 14 & 15 by Peter Serkin, Alexander Schneider & English Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 14 & 15Peter Serkin, Alexander Schneider & English Chamber Orchestra
Listen to Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 & Piano Trio, K. 502 by Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Jaime Laredo & Madeline Foley
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 & Piano Trio, K. 502Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Jaime Laredo & Madeline Foley
Listen to Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1, 4 & 5 by Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Alexander Schneider, Ronald Richards, John Mack, Peter Christ, Donald MacCourt, Myron Bloom & Robert Johnson
ALBUMBach: Brandenburg Concertos 1, 4 & 5Pablo Casals, Rudolf Serkin, Marlboro Festival Orchestra, Alexander Schneider, Ronald Richards, John Mack, Peter Christ, Donald MacCourt, Myron Bloom & Robert Johnson
Listen to Schumann: Piano Concerto and Piano and String Quintet by Eugene Ormandy, Alexander Schneider, Boris Kroyt, Budapest String Quartet, Charles Dutoit, Joseph Roisman, Mischa Schneider, Rudolf Serkin & The Philadelphia Orchestra
ALBUMSchumann: Piano Concerto and Piano and String QuintetEugene Ormandy, Alexander Schneider, Boris Kroyt, Budapest String Quartet, Charles Dutoit, Joseph Roisman, Mischa Schneider, Rudolf Serkin & The Philadelphia Orchestra
Listen to Baroque Cantatas by Russell Oberlin, Alexander Schneider, Barbara Meuser, George Ricci, Morris Newman, Bernard Krainis & Douglas Williams
ALBUMBaroque CantatasRussell Oberlin, Alexander Schneider, Barbara Meuser, George Ricci, Morris Newman, Bernard Krainis & Douglas Williams
Listen to Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 & Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413 by Rudolf Serkin, Marlboro Festival Orchestra & Alexander Schneider
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 & Piano Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413Rudolf Serkin, Marlboro Festival Orchestra & Alexander Schneider
Listen to Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 16 & Rondo, K. 382 by Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider & Columbia Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 16 & Rondo, K. 382Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider & Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Mozart: Concertos Nos. 21 & 27 by Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider & Columbia Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMMozart: Concertos Nos. 21 & 27Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider & Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Listen to Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 & Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414 by Rudolf Serkin, Marlboro Festival Orchestra & Alexander Schneider
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-Flat Major, K. 271 & Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414Rudolf Serkin, Marlboro Festival Orchestra & Alexander Schneider
Listen to Brahms: Quintet No. 2 in G Major - Schumann: Quintet in E-Flat Major (Remastered) by Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Thomas, Paul Tortelier & Myra Hess
ALBUMBrahms: Quintet No. 2 in G Major - Schumann: Quintet in E-Flat Major (Remastered)Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Thomas, Paul Tortelier & Myra Hess
Listen to Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18 by Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Milton Thomas, Pablo Casals & Madeline Foley
ALBUMBrahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Milton Thomas, Pablo Casals & Madeline Foley
Listen to Schubert: Quintet In C Major, D. 956, Symphony No. 5 In B-flat Major, D. 485 by Alexander Schneider, Paul Tortelier, Isaac Stern, Pablo Casals, Milton Katims & Prades Festival Orchestra
ALBUMSchubert: Quintet In C Major, D. 956, Symphony No. 5 In B-flat Major, D. 485Alexander Schneider, Paul Tortelier, Isaac Stern, Pablo Casals, Milton Katims & Prades Festival Orchestra
Listen to Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 161 by Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Pablo Casals & Paul Tortelier
ALBUMSchubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 161Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Pablo Casals & Paul Tortelier
Listen to Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 7 & 4 by Alexander Schneider, Eugene Istomin & Pablo Casals
ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Trios Nos. 7 & 4Alexander Schneider, Eugene Istomin & Pablo Casals
Listen to Schubert: Trios pour violon, violoncelle & piano Nos. 1 & 2 (Les indispensables de Diapason) by Alexander Schneider, Pablo Casals, Mieczysław Horszowski & Eugene Istomin
ALBUMSchubert: Trios pour violon, violoncelle & piano Nos. 1 & 2 (Les indispensables de Diapason)Alexander Schneider, Pablo Casals, Mieczysław Horszowski & Eugene Istomin

About Alexander Schneider

Listen to Alexander Schneider, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!
Hometown
Vilnius, Lithuania
Born
1908
Genre
Classical
Alexander (born Abraham) Schneider, an extroverted, old-school violinist who specialized in chamber music, was long a mainstay of the Budapest Quartet; he brought Pablo Casals out of retirement in the 1950s, and worked tirelessly on behalf of chamber music in America. Born in Vilnius, Schneider enrolled in the conservatory there at age 10, transferring to the Frankfurt Hochschule für Musik six years later. His violin teachers included Adolf Rebner in Frankfurt and, later, Carl Flesch in Berlin. Schneider became concertmaster of the Frankfurt Museum Orchestra while still a teenager, serving there from 1925 to 1933. In 1932 he joined his cellist-brother Mischa in the Budapest Quartet as second violinist. He and the group settled in the United States in 1938, but Schneider parted company with the ensemble in 1944. During the next 10 years, he performed in the Albeneri Trio and New York (Piano) Quartet, played duos with Ralph Kirkpatrick and Eugene Istomin, and led his own chamber orchestra. In 1945 he received the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Medal for his chamber music work. In 1950 he brought Pablo Casals out of retirement for commemorations of the 200th anniversary of Bach's death; the result was a music festival in Prades. Schneider also worked with Casals at festivals in Perpignan, Puerto Rico, Israel, and Marlboro, VT, in the United States. Chamber music was the chief focus of all these efforts. Schneider formed his own string quartet in 1952, performing and recording most of the Haydn quartets, but in 1955 he was lured back to the Budapest Quartet, where he remained until the group disbanded in 1967. During this period and thereafter, Schneider worked extensively as a teacher, and began conducting more actively. He formed yet another ensemble, the Brandenburg Players, in 1972.

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Alexander Schneider has also released music as a member of Budapest String Quartet, Members of the Budapest Quartet, New York Quartet, The New York Quartet, Schneider Quartet, and Albeneri Trio.