Alexander von Zemlinsky

Immerse yourself in the evocative world of choral music with "Zwei Gedichte: 1 Frühlingsglaube / 2 Geheimnis" (Two Poems: 1 Spring Faith / 2 Secret). This expressive work masterfully combines poetic d...

Schönberg sagte über Zemlinsky, dass seine Zeit kommen werde, und hat Recht behalten. Spätestens seit der Retrospektive im Rahmen des Musikprotokolls des Steirischen Herbstes 1974 spricht man wieder ü...

'Sechs Gesänge' ('Six Songs') based on poems by Maurice Maeterlinck were composed as piano songs in 1910 and 1913 and orchestrated in 1924. They show the art of song writing at its very best. The voca...

Fingering: Klaus Schilde With part for clarinet in B flat/A Alexander Zemlinsky is mainly known for his operas and orchestral songs with their opulent late Romantic orchestration. His earlier, inspire...

Alexander von Zemlinsky's masterpiece "Der Zwerg" (A Tragic Fairy Tale in One Act, Op. 17) is one of the most poignant and gripping operatic creations of the early 20th century. Based on Oscar Wilde's...

Great operas and oratorios for the piano - 4 hands Haydn, The Seasons /Lortzing, Der Waffenschmied von Worms Zemlinsky arranges Haydn's 'The Seasons, Schönberg arranges Lortzing's 'Waffenschmied', two...

Experience Joseph Haydn’s monumental masterpiece “The Creation” (Die Schöpfung) in a captivating arrangement for piano four hands. During the founding decade of Universal Edition, exceptional masters...

Immerse yourself in an evocative world full of charm and vibrant rhythms: The "Rural Dances Op. 1" (Ländliche Tänze) with the fairytale subtitle "Es wollt einmal im Königreich" takes pianists on a mus...

Alexander Zemlinsky's music was long unjustly overshadowed by what was regarded as the 'more progressive' Second Viennese School. Although Zemlinsky was close friends with its protagonist Arnold Schön...

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of chamber music: With the "Serenade" for violin and piano, published by the renowned Universal Edition, an expressive piece filled with melodic elegance and t...

Stimmensatz - Zum Tod seiner Schwester Mathilde

If, as the editor states, Zemlinsky's A Florentine Tragedy is one of the milestones of 20th century music theatre, its path to acceptance was rather arduous. Beginning with the troubled text by Oscar...

Two of Zemlinsky's representative songs from the early 20th century are presented here by editor Clytus Gottwald: Als ihr Geliebter schied, Op. 13 No. 4, and Und kehrt er einst heim, Op. 13 No. 5, in...

Immerse yourself in a captivating symbiosis of poetry and sound: The "Fantasien über Gedichte von Richard Dehmel Op. 9" transport pianists into the deeply expressive musical world of the fin de siècle...

Glöte Oboe Klarinette in B Horn in F Fagott