Zemlinsky - Eine florentinische Tragodie
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Label: BR Klassik
Cat No: 900347
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 19th April 2024
Contents
Artists
Christopher Maltman (baritone)Rachael Wilson (mezzo-soprano)
Benjamin Bruns (tenor)
Munchner Rundfunkorchester
Conductor
Patrick HahnWorks
Eine florentinische Tragodie (A Florentine Tragedy), op.16Artists
Christopher Maltman (baritone)Rachael Wilson (mezzo-soprano)
Benjamin Bruns (tenor)
Munchner Rundfunkorchester
Conductor
Patrick HahnAbout
With the Florentine Tragedy, albeit rather belatedly, Zemlinsky followed the fashion for Renaissance and one-act works at the turn of the century. Richard Strauss had made his mark in that genre with Salome and Elektra – and the literary basis for the former had also been provided by Oscar Wilde. In the very first notes, seemingly aware of this similarity with Strauss's work, Zemlinsky goes on the offensive with an "upbeat fanfare" – as the prelude to an orchestral introduction that can easily be interpreted as a musical representation of the main romantic relationship. At the transition to the actual stage action, however, Zemlinsky switches to a sombre minor-key atmosphere. When Simone appears, the music already makes it clear that the plot cannot end otherwise than tragically. For whom, we do not yet know…
In the Munich premiere of Zemlinsky's A Florentine Tragedy, Rachael Wilson (mezzo-soprano) sang the part of Bianca, Benjamin Bruns (tenor) was Prince Guido Bardi and Christopher Maltman (baritone) the merchant Simone. The Münchner Rundfunkorchester performed under the young conductor Patrick Hahn. Last year, the 27-year-old Austrian – who since 2021 in Wuppertal has been the youngest Generalmusikdirektor in the German-speaking world – was engaged as the Münchner Rundfunkorchester’s Principal Guest Conductor.
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