ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY (1871-1942): Lustspiel-Ouvertüre (First Recording), ERNST FISCHER (1900-1975): Perlender Champagner, GEORGE GERSHWIN (1898-1937): By Strauss, Overture to Strike up the Band, For Soprano and Orchestra: ZEMLINSKY: Liebe und Frühling, In der Sonnengasse, Herr Bombardil, NICO DOSTAL (1895-1981): Ich bin verliebt from Clivia, FRANZ LEHÁR (1870-1948): Schöne Rose from Wiener Frauen, Wär es auch nichts als ein Traum vom Glück from Eva, ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874-1951): Gigerlette, Aria from Spiegel von Arkadien.
Catalogue Number: 03U040
Label: Gramola
Reference: 99173
Format: CD
Price: $18.98
Description: Light entertainment from Zemlinsky and Schoenberg? Yes, really! Both composers worked at the Carltheater in Vienna around the turn of the century where they rehearsed operettas and wrote instrumentations as well as the songs sung here but the ten-minute “Comedy Overture” by the former is even earlier - from 1894-95 - and no blind listener will ever guess the composer... German texts. Ildikó Raimondi (soprano), Junge Philharmonie Wien; Michael Lessky.
