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    Zemlinksy’s mermaid makes a splash

    Jun 10, 2021 1 minute

    Schreker • Zemlinsky

    Schreker: Der Geburtstag der Infantin; Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Vasily Petrenko

    This is the most satisfying account of Zemlinsky’s score

    Alexander Zemlinsky’s attitude to his opulently, (The Mermaid) remains something of a mystery. After its successful 1905 premiere in Vienna, there were a few more performances in the first decade of the 20th century before he not only withdrew the work from circulation, but even suppressed all mention of its existence.

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