Zemlinsky, Alexander von > Chamber Music

Zemlinsky: Orchestral Songs; Piano Works / Isokoski, Urmana, Schmidt, Volle, Mauser, piano

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Waldgespräch, ballad for soprano, 2 horns, harp & strings; Mailblumen blühten überall, for soprano & string sextet; Der alte Garten, song for baritone & orches...
Performers: Isokoski, Soile; Janicke, Torsten; Kaufmann, Rose; Mauser, Siegfried; Urmana, Violeta; Volle, Michael
Conductors: Conlon, James
Ensemble: ; Guzenich-Orchester Kolner Philharmoniker

Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942) was born in Vienna in 1871, just three years before his lifelong friend and brother-in-law, Arnold Schoenberg. In fact, for a short...continue...
Recording information: Köln Philharmonie (12/1993); Studio 3, Bayerischer Rundfunk (12/1993); Köln Philharmonie (1998-06-16&1998-06-22_1998-); Studio 3, Bayerischer Rundfunk (1998-06-16&1998...continue...

Alexander Zemlinsky: String Quartets nos 2 & 4; Two Movements (1927) / Zemlinsky Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-12-13

Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 15; Quartet for Strings no 4, Op. 25; Movements (2), for string quartet
Conductors:
Ensemble: Zemlinsky Quartet

Typically minimalist, Anton Webern summed up each of Zemlinsky's four quartets with single word descriptions. "Aufbruch" (departure) corresponded to No.1 and getting out from under...continue...
Recording information: Prague, Martinek Studio....continue...

Alexander Zemlinsky: Maiblumen blühten überall; Two Pieces for String Quintet; Cello Sonata; Three Pieces for Cello

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-07-12

Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Mailblumen blühten überall, for soprano & string sextet; Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor; String Quintet (movements 2 & 3 lost); Pieces (3) for Cello and Piano
Performers: Fortin, Vladimir; Hajkova, Lucie; Kanka, Michal; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]; Kluson, Josef
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prazak Quartet

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD

A pianist and composer, Zemlinsky's primary musical influence was Johannes Brahms. The centerpiece of this program is Maiblumen blühten...continue...
Recording information: Lichtenstein Palace Martinu Hall (Hamu), Prague (2010-12-09&2010-12-19&2011-)....continue...

Frühling, Zemlinsky: Clarinet Trios / Salander, et al

1 CD / Preiser / 2007-03-01

Works: Carl Frühling: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 40; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 3
Performers: Dheur, Patrick; Dolezal, Fritz; Salander, Roger

Carl Fruhling, whose many important compositions must now be considered lost, was one of the Brahms disciples who gathered in the Tonkunstler-Verein of Vienna. Born...continue...

Beethoven, Brahms, Zemlinsky / Piazzini, Nagy, Gerlinger

1 CD / Edition HERA / 2006-05-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sextet for 2 horns & string quartet in E flat major, Op. 81b; Johannes Brahms: Trio for Clarinet (or Viola), Cello & Piano in A minor, Op. 114; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Trio for...
Performers: Gerlinger, Jurgen; Nagy, Vidor; Piazzini, Carmen

In the spring of 1810, a piano trio by Beethoven, which distinguishes itself from such works in being scored for piano, viola, and cello, was...continue...

Zemlinsky: Chamber Music for Strings / Schoenberg Quartet

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-05-21

Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A major, Op. 4; Mailblumen blühten überall, for soprano & string sextet; Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 15; Quartet for Strings no 3, Op....
Performers: Kooistra, Taco; Narucki, Susan; Regteren, Jan Erik van

"The playing and singing are remarkable. The music is essential listening for anyone interested in music of the early 20th Century." - Fine, ARG...continue...

Zemlinsky: Zwei Sätze, etc; Schoenberg / Corda Quartett

1 CD / Stradivarius / 1997-11-01

Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Movements (2) for String Quartet(1927); Movements (2) for String Quartet(1896); Arnold Schoenberg: Quartet for Strings in D major; Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello, Op. 45
Conductors:
Ensemble: Corda String Quartet; Corda String Quartet members