Jurowski conducts Zemlinsky
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LPO–0078
© 2014 London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
℗ 2014 London Philharmonic Orchestra Ltd
Recorded live at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London, on 22
September 2010 (Six Maeterlinck Songs) and 26 September 2012 (A Florentine
Tragedy).
Producer: Andrew Walton, K&A Productions
Engineer: Andrew Lang, K&A Productions
Publisher: Universal Edition AG
Total playing time 74:12
Sung in German
Booklet text in English
DDD Stereo
Released July 2014
Jurowski conducts Zemlinsky
Zemlinsky A Florentine Tragedy:
Heike Wessels mezzo soprano (Bianca)
Sergey Skorokhodov tenor (Guido Bardi)
Albert Dohmen baritone (Simone)
Zemlinsky Six Maeterlinck Songs:
Petra Lang mezzo soprano
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pieter Schoeman leader
Entranced and inspired by Oscar Wilde’s dark, death-ridden play, Alexander Zemlinsky conjured up his most colourful orchestral canvas in the one-act opera A Florentine Tragedy. Set in 16th-century Florence, the opera tells of jealousy, betrayal and ultimately murder. Conductor Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra provide a rich and lavish backdrop for this gripping tale of passion and revenge, which is followed by Zemlinsky’s haunting, sensuous Six Maeterlinck Songs.
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