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20th Century Foxtrots, Vol. 7 - Northern Europe
$19.99CDGrand Piano
Jul 11, 2025GP950 -
Timeless Horizons
$16.99CDChallenge Classics
Jan 23, 2026CC 720008 -
Adorations
$20.99CDDelos
Apr 03, 2026DE 3622 -
Chopin: Mazurkas, Vol. 1
$20.99CDLinn Records
Nov 14, 2025CKD780 -
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Barber, Schumann & Chopin: Music for Cello and Piano
$16.99CDBridge Records
Nov 21, 2025BCD9616 -
Symphonie No. 1 - Chansons
$25.99CDProspero Classical
Apr 24, 2026PROSP0119 -
The Kiss of Yennefer
$19.99CDDUX
May 01, 2026DUX2148 -
Jerzy Kosmala Live Recordings, Vol. 1
$15.99CDCentaur Records
May 01, 2026CRC4182 -
JOHANN JOHANNSSON: PIANO WORKS
$23.07CDDEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
Mar 06, 2026DEGR239686.2
Donna Voce, Vol. 2 - Women of Legend
20th Century Foxtrots, Vol. 7 - Northern Europe
Timeless Horizons
Adorations
Webber: Requiem; Barber: Adagio
Chopin: Mazurkas, Vol. 1
Zemlinsky: A Florentine Tragedy / Hahn, Munich Radio Orchestra
Guido Bardi, the son of the Duke of Florence, kneels before Bianca, the wife of the rich merchant Simone, and holds her hands. Simone, who has returned early from a business trip, then enters the room. The very beginning of Alexander Zemlinsky's one-act opera "A Florentine Tragedy", based on Oscar Wilde's play of the same name in the German translation by Max Meyerfeld, presents the conflict from which the tragedy arises. This stage work by the Austrian composer, who was forgotten for many decades, had its world premiere on January 30, 1917, in Stuttgart and was not performed again until 1977. This CD from BR-KLASSIK documents the Munich premiere on November 27, 2022, with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester conducted by Patrick Hahn, recorded live at the city’s Prinzregententheater.
With the "Florentine Tragedy", albeit rather belatedly, Zemlinsky followed the fashion for Renaissance and one-act works at the turn of the century. Richard Strauss had made his mark in that genre with "Salome" and "Elektra" – and the literary basis for the former had also been provided by Oscar Wilde. In the very first notes, seemingly aware of this similarity with Strauss’s work, Zemlinsky goes on the offensive with an "upbeat fanfare" – as the prelude to an orchestral introduction that can easily be interpreted as a musical representation of the main romantic relationship. At the transition to the actual stage action, however, Zemlinsky switches to a somber minor-key atmosphere. When Simone appears, the music already makes it clear that the plot cannot end otherwise than tragically. For whom, we do not yet know…
In the Munich premiere of Zemlinsky's "A Florentine Tragedy", Rachael Wilson (mezzo-soprano) sang the part of Bianca, Benjamin Bruns (tenor) was Prince Guido Bardi, and Christopher Maltman (baritone) portrayed the merchant Simone. The Münchner Rundfunkorchester performed under the young conductor Patrick Hahn. Last year, the 27-year-old Austrian – who since 2021 in Wuppertal has been the youngest Generalmusikdirektor in the German-speaking world – was engaged as the Münchner Rundfunkorchester’s Principal Guest Conductor.
The Voice of the Beloved
Barber, Schumann & Chopin: Music for Cello and Piano
Chausson & Barbara: Le temps des lilas
Nordic Treasures - Works for Flute & Piano
Symphonie No. 1 - Chansons
Georgian Project
Par amour
Clarinet Concertos
The Kiss of Yennefer
Ernest Chausson: Nostalgie du Ciel
Jerzy Kosmala Live Recordings, Vol. 1
Reisebuch aus den osterreichischen Alpen
Goin' Home
Flight To Denmark
Trouble In Mind
Witchdoctor's Son
Sheila
No Problem
As Time Goes By
HEART OF THE CELLO COMPILATION - 30TH ANNIVERSARY
JOHANN JOHANNSSON: PIANO WORKS
WITHOUT WIND, WITHOUT AIR
