Alexander Zemlinsky
14.10.1871—15.03.1942

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Alexander Zemlinsky
Lyric Symphony | in 7 songs | op. 18 | for soprano, baritone and orchestra

Work Details
Opus: op. 18
Year of composition: 1923
Subtitle: in 7 songs
Scored for: for soprano, baritone and orchestra
Composer: Alexander Zemlinsky
Text Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Translator: Hans Effenberger
Soloinstruments/Soloists: Sopran, Bariton
Instrumentation: 4 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(3), hp, cel, harm, str
Instrumentation details: 1. flute; 2. flute; 3. flute (+1. picc); 4. flute (+2. picc); 1. oboe; 2. oboe; 3. oboe (+ c.a); 1. clarinet in A (+cl(Bb)); 2. clarinet in A (+cl(Bb)); 3. clarinet in A (+cl(Bb); cl(Eb)); bass clarinet in B; 1. bassoon; 2. bassoon; 3. bassoon (+ cbsn.); 1. horn in F; 2. horn in F; 3. horn in F; 4. horn in F; 1. trumpet in C; 2. trumpet in C; 3. trumpet in C; 1. trombone; 2. trombone; 3. trombone; bass tuba; timpani; perc (3); harp; celesta; harmonium; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Duration (min): 45
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World Première
Location: Prag / Czech Republic
Date: 04.06.1924
Work Introduction

Alexander Zemlinsky wrote the Lyrische Symphonie in 1922/23 with the aim of bridging the gap between the lyrical and the symphonic, in a similar way to Gustav Mahler’s Lied von der Erde. Zemlinsky’s work is clearly more inclined towards the symphonic than the Mahler work which inspired [...]

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