CD, Zemlinsky (composer)
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Clair-Obscur
RecommendedStrauss - Berg - Zemlinsky
Sandrine Piau (soprano), Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté, Jean-François Verdier
Shunning the velvety voluptuousness of a Jessye Norman or the wide-eyed textual probing of a Schwarzkopf, she brings a freshness of perspective that encourages the reconsideration of cherished... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th March 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau & Schreker: Der Geburtstag der Infantin
RecommendedRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
This warmly recorded version not only goes to the top of the tree as the most satisfying account of Zemlinsky’s score in the current catalogue, but also trumps its closest rivals in offering... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Record Review, 1st May 2021, Record of the Week
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st May 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Vladimir Jurowski conducts Zemlinsky
RecommendedHeike Wessels (mezzo soprano), Sergey Skorokhodov (tenor) & Albert Dohmen (baritone), Petra Lang (mezzo soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski
Jurowski demonstrates a masterly control of dramatic pace, ratcheting up the tension slowly but surely so that the final denouement reaches a devastating climax. The LPO proves superbly responsive... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd June 2014
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Jewish Vienna
Zemlinsky, Korngold, Mahler, Winter, Grünfeld
Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich, Daniel Großmann, Chen Reiss
Chen Reiss delivers charmingly charismatic performances. — More…
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Special offer. Zemlinsky: Eine Florentinische Tragodie
Ausrine Stundyte, Nikolai Schukoff, John Lundgren, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
John Lundgren is the vengeful merchant, by turns vicious and oleaginous as he wheedles his rival. If the voice is expressive rather than lyric that’s all to the good and in contrast to Nikolai... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Opera
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New. Alma Mahler, Lovers & Friends - Lieder by Korngold, A. Mahler, Pfitzner, Schreker, Walter & Zemlinsky
Julius Drake (piano), Raoul Steffani (baritone)
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Special offer. Alexander Zemlinsky: A Florentine Tragedy
Christopher Maltman (Simone), Rachael Wilson (Bianca), Benjamin Bruns (Guido), Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Patrick Hahn
the Munich cast [is] led by a central performance of hugely impressive, granitic authority from Christopher Maltman, underlining the remarkable recent transformation to fully fledged dramatic... — More…
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On this occasion the limelight is stolen from Schoenberg by Zemlinsky...This music requires little excuse to become overheated, and it is much to the Arod’s credit that they resist the temptation... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2019
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2019, Editor's Choice
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The result is studded with performances heroic and tender. Kaufmann shows his outstanding dynamic and expressive range, from a close-miked, intimate whisper to gloriously powerful, full-throttle... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th September 2020
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[the String Quartet in E minor] is played with commitment and elegance. As for the numbered quartets, I was impressed by the Brodskys' forthright and uncompromising approach to the dark and... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th February 2015
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