Alexander Zemlinsky: A Lyric Symphony (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781843835783)

Moskovitz's exploration of Zemlinsky's songs, operas, choral works, chamber music and symphonic compositions follows the composer's search for a distinctly personal sound, revealing an artist caught up in the music of his time yetunwilling to abandon his 19th century roots.

From Zemlinsky's early success as a composer and widely recognized achievements as a conductor to his eventual descent into obscurity, this new biography places Zemlinsky (1871-1942) against the backdrops of Vienna, Prague and Berlin and illuminates his relationships with figures like Johannes Brahms, Alma Schindler, Gustav Mahler and Arnold Schoenberg. Moskovitz's exploration of Zemlinsky's songs, operas, choral works, chamber music and symphonic compositions follows the composer's search for a distinctly personal sound, revealing an artist caught up in the music of his time yet unwilling to abandon his 19th century roots.
Alexander Zemlinsky: A Lyric Symphony includes an Afterword by conductor James Conlon and a complete discography of Zemlinsky recordings.

MARC D. MOSKOVITZ is principal cellist of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Ohio and has written for various music journals and the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

Author: Marc D. Moskovitz
ISBN-10: 1843835789
ISBN-13: 9781843835783
Publisher: Boydell Press
Language: English
Published: 08/19/2010
Pages: 422
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.40lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2011 pg. 198