Blu-Ray Video, Zemlinsky (composer)
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Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg
RecommendedElena Tsallagova (Donna Clara), Emily Magee (Ghita), David Butt Philip (Der Zwerg), Mick Morris Mehnert (Der Zwerg - actor), Philipp Jekal (Don Estoban)
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Donald Runnicles, Tobias Kratzer (director)
This is a work that deliberately challenges audiences, but which is here played with a breathtaking combination of imagination and responsibility. Zemlinsky’s lush masterpiece is vividly presented... —
Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2020
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Opera Recording
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Zemlinsky: Der Zwerg (The Dwarf)
Live Recording from The Los Angeles Opera, 2008
James Johnson (Adam), Bonaventura Bottone (Licht) & Steven Humes (Walter), Rodrick Dixon (The Dwarf), Mary Dunleavy (Donna Clara) & Susan B. Anthony (Ghita)
Los Angeles Opera, James Conlon (conductor) & Darko Tresnjak (director)
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A Recital With Renée Fleming
Vienna At The Turn Of The 20th Century
Renée Fleming (soprano) & Maciej Pikulski (piano)
Fleming builds up a great sense of pathos in 'Um Mitternacht' and delivers a deeply affecting account of 'Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen' supported by some wonderfully sensitive phrasing... —
