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Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg / Runnicles, Deutsche Oper Berlin

$30.99

Details

Composer
ZEMLINSKY SCHOENBERG
Artist
Various
Format
DVD
Label
Naxos AudioVisual
Released
May 08, 2020
Catalog #
2110657
UPC
747313565757

About

A 2020 Grammy nominee for best opera recording!

Also available on Blu-ray

Based on Oscar Wilde’s story The Birthday of the Infanta, Zemlinsky’s single-act opera Der Zwerg is the tragic tale of a dwarf who is presented at court, falls in love with the beautiful Donna Clara, but is ultimately forced to see himself as others see him and to die of a broken heart. Preceded by Schoenberg’s Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34 (1930), Zemlinsky’s Romantic score is full of psychological intrigue. Is Der Zwerg a critique of society’s superficiality? Is it the composer’s self-portrait in his doomed affair with Alma Schindler? Director Tobias Kratzer’s stunning, transparent production creates a space in which each character is thrown into sharp relief in this ‘fine, noble and melancholy work’. (Bachtrack.com)

Tracklist 2 tracks

  1. 1 Der Zwerg, Op. 17 (Deutsche Oper Berlin, 2019) (NTSC) 01:35:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Der Zwerg, Op. 17 (Deutsche Oper Berlin, 2019) (NTSC)
    Duration
    01:35:00
    Composer
    Alexander Zemlinsky
  2. 2 Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene (Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene), Op. 34 (NTSC) 00:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene (Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene), Op. 34 (NTSC)
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg