Mahler – Symphony No.6 – Chailly

Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
6 Gesänge nach Maeterlinck, op.13 *
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - the Symphonies:
Symphony No.6 in A minor

Jard van Nes - mezzo-soprano *
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Schoenberg, Berg, Webern, Zemlinsky – String Quartets – LaSalle Quartet

remembering Alban Berg on his birthday

(February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935)

CD 1:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951):
String Quartet No.1 in D minor, op.8
String Quartet No.2 in F sharp minor, op.10

CD 2:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951):
String Quartet No.3, op.30
String Quartet No.4, op.37

CD 3:
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951):
String Quartet in D major
Anton Webern (1883-1945):
Five Movements for String Quartet, op.5
String Quartet
Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, op.9
String Quartet, op.28

CD 4:
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
Lyric Suite for String Quartet
String Quartet, op.3

CD 5:
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
String Quartet No.1 in A major, op.4
String Quartet No.2, op.15

CD 6:
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
String Quartet No.3, op.19
String Quartet No.4, op.25
Hans Erich Apostel (1901-1972):
String Quartet No.1, op.7

Lasalle Quartet

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Zemlinsky – Symphony in D minor, Works for Voice and Ensemble – Antony Beaumont

Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
Symphony in D minor
"Waldgespräch" - ballad for Soprano, 2 Horns, Harp and Strings
"Frühlingsbegräbnis" - for Soprano, Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra
"Maiblumen blühten überall" - for Soprano and String Sextet

Edith Mathis - soprano
Roland Hermann - baritone
Chor des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Symphonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks
Antony Beaumont - conductor

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Zemlinsky – Orchestral Works – James Conlon

Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942) - Orchestral works:

CD 1:
Die Seejungfrau
Sinfonietta

CD 2:
Lyrische Symphonie *
Sarema: Prelude
Es war einmal: Prelude Act 1
Es war einmal: Act 1. Entr'acte
Kleider Machen Leute, comic opera: Act 1. Walzer-Intermezzo
Kleider Machen Leute, comic opera: Act 2. Entr'acte
Der Kreidekreis: Act 3. Prelude
König Kandaules: Act 3. Prelude

CD 3:
Cymbeline - suite
Frühingsbegräbnis - cantata for soprano, tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra +
Ein Tanzpoem

Soile Isokoski - soprano *
Bo Skovhus - baritone *
Deborah Voigt - soprano +
Donnie Ray Albert - tenor +
David Kuebler - tenor +
Chor des Städtischen Musikvereins zu Düsseldorf
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
James Conlon - conductor

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Entartete Musik (Vol.28) – Zemlinsky - Lyrische Symphonie; Sinfonische Gesänge – Chailly

Entartete Musik

["Entartete Musik" or "degenerate music" consists of works by composers surpressed or displaced during the political troubles of the 1930s-40s.]

Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
Lyrische Symphonie, op.18 *
Symphonische Gesänge, op.20 +

with:
Alessandra Marc - soprano *
Håkan Hagegård - baritone *
Willard White - baritone-bass +
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Entartete Musik (Vol.17) – Zemlinsky – Die Seejungfrau – Riccardo Chailly

Entartete Musik

["Entartete Musik" or "degenerate music" consists of works by composers surpressed or displaced during the political troubles of the 1930s-40s.]

Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
Die Seejungfrau
Psalm XIII *
Psalm XXIII *

Kammerchor Ernst Senff *
Ernst Senff - conductor *
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Entartete Musik (Vol.9) – Zemlinsky – A Florentine Tragedy – Riccardo Chailly

Entartete Musik

["Entartete Musik" or "degenerate music" consists of works by composers surpressed or displaced during the political troubles of the 1930s-40s.]

Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942):
Eine florentinische Tragödie, op.16 - opera in 1 act *
Alma Mahler (1879-1964):
Lieder (orch.: Colin & David Matthews) +

Heinz Kruse - tenor *
Albert Dohmen - baritone *
Iris Vermillion - mezzo-soprano *
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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