{"product_id":"zemlinsky-sinfonietta-op-23-universal-2","title":"Zemlinsky: Sinfonietta, Op. 23","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alexander-zemlinsky\"\u003eAlexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Antony Beaumont\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Study Score\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eOrchestra\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sinfonietta, Op. 23\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790008065354\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e6.7\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e9.4\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 112\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe composition of this 22-minute orchestral work was suggested by Universal Edition: \u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Zemlinsky\u003c\/strong\u003e was asked to write a piece without soloists that would be easy to promote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt actually enjoyed a promising series of successful performances, including in New York under Mitropoulos – however, the composer was already too ill to attend the concert. The music of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSinfonietta\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e lies somewhere between Mahler-style late-romanticism and a linear objectivity, with the second movement, a \u003cem\u003eBallade\u003c\/em\u003e , coming closest to the spirit of Mahler. The work shows what Viennese music can sound like without Schönberg's influence. Zemlinsky connoisseurs will also spot quotations from his own works, including \u003cem\u003eString Quartet No. 2,\u003c\/em\u003e the sixth \u003cem\u003eMaeterlinck-Gesang\u003c\/em\u003e and the opera \u003cem\u003eDer Kreidekreis\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Universal Edition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46357040693327,"sku":"UE31926","price":105.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/products\/zemlinsky-sinfonietta-op-23-universal-2","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}