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Zemlinsky - The Mermaid, Sinfonietta | Naxos 8570240

Zemlinsky - The Mermaid, Sinfonietta

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8570240

Barcode: 0747313024070

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 29th June 2009

Contents

Artists

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

James Judd

Works

Zemlinsky, Alexander von

Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid)
Sinfonietta, op.23

Artists

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

James Judd

About

A Symphony in all but name, Zemlinsky’s lavishly scored ‘symphonic fantasy’ Die Seejungfrau (1903) is his most frequently performed large-scale work beside the Lyric Symphony. Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale of the mermaid who sacrifices herself out of unrequited love for a prince, the work places greater emphasis on thematic development than on mere illustration.

Written over three decades later, when Zemlinsky’s music was taking on a more astringent manner, the Sinfonietta is remarkable for its nervous energy, anguished passion and sheer virtuosity.

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