Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid: Fantasy after Hans Christian Andersen) / Sinfonietta, Op. 23 [Import]

Alexander von Zemlinsky (Composer), James Conlon (Conductor), Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne Philharmonic (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne Philharmonic
• Conductor: James Conlon
• Composer: Alexander von Zemlinsky
• Audio CD (January 21, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000002RVM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,816 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #39 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Symphonies > Sinfonia

Track Listings

1. The Mermaid: I.Sehr massig bewegt

2. The Mermaid: II.Sehr bewegt, rauschend

3. The Mermaid: III.Sehr gedehnt, mit schmerzvollem Ausdruck

4. Sinfonietta, Op. 23: I.Sehr lebhaft (Presto)

5. Sinfonietta, Op. 23: II.Ballade, Sehr gemessen (poco adagio), doch nicht schleppend

6. Sinfonietta, Op. 23: III.Rondo, Sehr lebhaft

Editorial Reviews

EMI 7243 5 55515 2 8, 1995 DDD Stereo Recording. 8 page booklet, notes in English. James Conlon conducts the Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne Philharamonic in works of Alexander von Zemlinsky: The Mermaid - Symphonic Poem (Fantasy after Hans Christian Andersen); and Sinfonietta, Op. 23.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sophisticated Lyricism, August 26, 2007

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This review is from: Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid: Fantasy after Hans Christian Andersen) / Sinfonietta, Op. 23 (Audio CD)

I stumbled on this one by accident. What a delight.

Zemlinsky, who was a relative of and a teacher of Schoenberg, reveals himself to be an accomplished composer -- rich, sweeping, and Romantic. The orchestrations are dense and studded with jewels. I suspect that if this composer had been born 30 years earlier, he would now be cannonical.