℗ 2014 Hyperion Records Limited
| Released | January 26, 2024 |
| Originated | February 2, 2014 |
| Duration | 1h 18m 08s |
| Record Label | Hyperion |
| Genre | Classical |
Zemlinsky: Symphony in D Minor; Symphony in B-Flat Major
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Symphony No. 1 in D Minor
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1.1
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I. Allegro ma non troppo
Alexander Zemlinsky; BBC National Orchestra of Wales |
10:08 | |||
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1.2
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II. Allegro scherzando
Alexander Zemlinsky; Martyn Brabbins |
5:54 | |||
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1.3
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III. Sehr innig und breit
Alexander Zemlinsky; BBC National Orchestra of Wales |
9:05 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Moderato
Alexander Zemlinsky; Martyn Brabbins |
7:22 | |||
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Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major
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1.5
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I. Sostenuto – Allegro. Schnell, mit Feuer und Kraft
Alexander Zemlinsky; Martyn Brabbins |
16:26 | |||
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1.6
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II. Nicht zu schnell. Scherzando
Alexander Zemlinsky; Martyn Brabbins |
9:21 | |||
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1.7
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III. Adagio
Alexander Zemlinsky; Martyn Brabbins |
9:07 | |||
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1.8
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IV. Moderato
Alexander Zemlinsky; BBC National Orchestra of Wales |
10:45 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"Martyn Brabbins has a strong empathy for Zemlinsky’s musical language, demonstrating a masterly control of pacing in each movement … the present release can be confidently recommended for the refined and subtle playing of the BBC NOW and a recording that achieves an ideal balance between textural clarity and Romantic warmth."
- BBC Music Magazine
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Martyn Brabbins perform two works from the crucible of the Viennese fin de siècle.
Zemlinsky wrote his two completed symphonies while studying at the Conservatory. He wrote under the watchful eye of its conservative masters, and was greatly influenced by Brahms, but like many of his classmates and contemporaries, Zemlinsky peppered the otherwise bland Conservatory diet with visits to performances of new works by Verdi, Wagner and Richard Strauss. Caught between these two factions, these symphonies show him wrestling, often thrillingly, with the pedagogical parameters imposed upon him.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.66 -1.34 to -0.21 | -23.70 -26.18 to -21.15 | -18.75 -21.40 to -15.90 | 13 12 to 14 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro ma non troppo | -0.65 | -23.76 | -18.9 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Allegro scherzando | -0.83 | -24.74 | -19.8 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Sehr innig und breit | -1.34 | -26.18 | -21.4 | 14 |
| 4 | IV. Moderato | -0.40 | -22.69 | -17.6 | 13 |
| 5 | I. Sostenuto – Allegro. Schnell, mit Feuer und Kraft | -0.21 | -21.74 | -17.4 | 13 |
| 6 | II. Nicht zu schnell. Scherzando | -0.34 | -21.15 | -15.9 | 12 |
| 7 | III. Adagio | -0.78 | -25.44 | -20.5 | 14 |
| 8 | IV. Moderato | -0.77 | -23.90 | -18.5 | 13 |