Orchestral, Symphonic Poems, Zemlinsky (composer)
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Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau & Schreker: Der Geburtstag der Infantin
RecommendedRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
This warmly recorded version not only goes to the top of the tree as the most satisfying account of Zemlinsky’s score in the current catalogue, but also trumps its closest rivals in offering... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Record Review, 1st May 2021, Record of the Week
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st May 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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The work has an unmistakable cumulative power, and its iridescent orchestration is as beautiful as anyone’s. While the orchestra here is not as lustrous-toned as Zemlinsky would have reckoned... —
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Record Review, 20th June 2020, Record of the Week
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Opus Klassik, 2021, Conductor of the Year
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Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau amd Psalms Nos. 13 & 23
Ernst Senff Chamber Choir, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Riccardo Chailly
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Special offer. Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid) & Sinfonietta
World premiere recordings of new versions
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds
The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under John Storgårds, captured in stunning SACD sound, delivers a suave and subtly nuanced performance —
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Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau & Korngold: Violin Concerto
Netherlands Philharmonic, Marc Albrecht, Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Gulbenkian Orchestra, 2
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Francesca Chiejina’s lustrous soprano brings serious class to Zemlinsky's Dehmel setting, and also to Alma Mahler’s songs. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Emmanuel Krivine conducts R. Strauss & Zemlinsky
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine
Krivine's approach to [Zemlinsky's The Mermaid] is emotionally compelling…[with] fluidity of nuance and urgency…this is particularly noticeable in the very few surging orchestral climaxes where... —
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