Alexander Zemlinsky
14.10.1871—15.03.1942

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Alexander Zemlinsky
6 Gesänge | op. 13 | for medium voice and chamber ensemble

Work Details
Opus: op. 13
Year of composition: 1913/1921
Year of arrangement: 1921
Subtitle: nach Texten von Maurice Maeterlinck
Scored for: for medium voice and chamber ensemble
Composer: Alexander Zemlinsky
Arranger: Erwin Stein; Andreas N. Tarkmann
Soloinstruments/Soloists: voice
Instrumentation details: flute; clarinet in A; harmonium; piano; 1st violin; 2nd violin; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Table of Contents: Die drei Schwestern; Die Mädchen mit den verbundenen Augen; Lied der Jungfrau; Als ihr Geliebter schied; Und kehrt er einst heim; Sie kam zum Schloss gegangen
Duration (min): 16
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World Première
Location: Musikverein Wien / Austria
Date: 10.10.2011
Orchestra: Ensemble Kontrapunkte
Conductor: Peter Keuschnig
Main Soloists: Anna Maria Pammer, MS
Work Introduction

Sechs Gesänge based on poems by Maurice Maeterlinck were composed as piano songs in 1910 and 1913 and orchestrated in 1924. They show the art of song writing at its very best. The vocal part is characterised by sensitivity and simplicity, embedded in a web of sensuous instrumental voices. [...]

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