BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins - Zemlinsky: Symphony in D Minor; Symphony in B-Flat Major (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Symphony No. 1 in D Minor: I. Allegro ma non troppo
02. Symphony No. 1 in D Minor: II. Allegro scherzando
03. Symphony No. 1 in D Minor: III. Sehr innig und breit
04. Symphony No. 1 in D Minor: IV. Moderato
05. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major: I. Sostenuto – Allegro. Schnell, mit Feuer und Kraft
06. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major: II. Nicht zu schnell. Scherzando
07. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major: III. Adagio
08. Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major: IV. Moderato

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Martyn Brabbins perform two works from the crucible of the Viennese fin de siècle.

Zemlinsky wrote his two completed symphonies while studying at the Conservatory. He wrote under the watchful eye of its conservative masters, and was greatly influenced by Brahms, but like many of his classmates and contemporaries, Zemlinsky peppered the otherwise bland Conservatory diet with visits to performances of new works by Verdi, Wagner and Richard Strauss. Caught between these two factions, these symphonies show him wrestling, often thrillingly, with the pedagogical parameters imposed upon him.

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