Ondine is proud to release these world premiere recordings of two new Zemlinsky arrangements by Richard DÃ¼nser with Lapland Chamber Orchestra conducted by John StorgÃ¥rds. The works of Austrian composer Alexander Zemlinsky - much admired by composers such as Mahler, Schoenberg and Berg - have gained more attention during the last decades. He wrote only 27 works with an opus number, but several of them can be considered among 20th century masterpieces. In 2013 composer Richard DÃ¼nser, pupil of Francis Burt and Hans Werner Henze, made two new rich arrangements of works by Zemlinsky. Seven Songs of Night and Dream (Sieben Lieder von Nacht und Traum) is an orchestration of songs from opp. 2, 5, 6, 8 and 10 based on the themes of night and dream. In this recording the songs are sung by mezzo-soprano Jenny Carlstedt. Chamber Symphony is a 40-minute orchestration of Zemlinsky's String Quartet No. 2. In this orchestration the limitations of a string quartet is set free by using a larger ensemble. Zemlinsky's String Quartet contains references to the works of his most famous pupil, Arnold Schoenberg.

Tracklist:

Der Traum - Jenny Carlstedt/Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Das Verlassene MÃ¤dchen - Jenny Carlstedt/Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Um Mitternacht - Jenny Carlstedt/Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Schlaf Nur Ein - Jenny Carlstedt/Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Und Hat Der Tag All' Seine Qual - Jenny Carlstedt/Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Ich Geh' Des Nachts - Jenny Carlstedt/Lapland Chamber Orchestra
VÃ¶glein Schwermut - Jenny Carlstedt/Lapland Chamber Orchestra
I. Sehr MÃ¤ssig (Quasi Andante) - Heftig Und Leidenschaftlich - Andante Mosso - Etwas Rascher - Lapland Chamber Orchestra
II. Adagio - Lapland Chamber Orchestra 1
III. Schnell (Die Achtel) - Lapland Chamber Orchestra 1
IV. Andante - Lapland Chamber Orchestra 1
V. Langsam - Lapland Chamber Orchestra

UPC: 761195127223
Label: Ondine
Release Date: 1.8.16
Format: CD

Zemlinsky / Carlstedt / Lapland Chamber Orchestra - Seven Songs - Chamber Symphony (CD)