Petra Lang - Zemlinsky - Florentine Tragedy on CD

Description

Zemlinsky's one-act opera A Florentine Tragedy is based on an unfinished play by Oscar Wilde. Set in 16th-century Florence, the opera tells of jealousy, betrayal and ultimately murder, and was described as 'a splendid work' by Zemlinsky's pupil and brother-in-law, Arnold Schoenberg. Zemlinsky's one-act opera A Florentine Tragedy is based on an unfinished play by Oscar Wilde. Set in 16th-century Florence, the opera tells of jealousy, betrayal and ultimately murder, and was described as 'a splendid work' by Zemlinsky's pupil and brother-in-law, Arnold Schoenberg. Both works reference Zemlinsky's unrequited love for Alma Schindler, who eventually chose the international star conductor Mahler as her husband. Zemlinsky never got over this, and when Alma saw A Florentine Tragedy she was furious at what she saw as the depiction of herself, Mahler and her affair with Walter Gropius. Review of the Florentine Tragedy performance: 'The orchestral playing was faultless, the singing superb. By the end, there was a sense of audience complicity in something monstrous. A very fine achievement.' (The Guardian) Review Its definitely worth hearing these haunting songs particularly when clothed in Zemlinsky's ravishing and highly evocative orchestration. Performance ****(*) Recording **** --BBC Music Magazine, Oct'14 Jurowski and the LPO capture both its passion and its restraint well. 

TRACKS

1. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
2. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
3. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
4. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
5. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
6. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
7. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
8. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
9. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
10. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
11. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
12. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
13. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
14. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
15. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
16. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
17. Eine Florentinische Tragödie, Op. 16 - Petra Lang
18. Six Maeterlinck Songs, Op. 13 - Petra Lang
19. Six Maeterlinck Songs, Op. 13 - Petra Lang
20. Six Maeterlinck Songs, Op. 13 - Petra Lang
21. Six Maeterlinck Songs, Op. 13 - Petra Lang
22. Six Maeterlinck Songs, Op. 13 - Petra Lang
23. Six Maeterlinck Songs, Op. 13 - Petra Lang