Alexander von Zemlinsky

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Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky, (14 October 1871 – 15 March 1942) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher. Zemlinsky was born in Vienna and studied the piano from a young age. He played the organ in his synagogue on holidays, and was admitted to the Vienna Conservatory in 1884. He studied piano with Anton Door, winning the school's piano prize in 1890. Zemlinsky also studied composition and began to write music. Zemlinsky had a valuable supporter in Johannes Brahms; he recommended the younger composer's Clarinet Trio (1896) to the Simrock company for publication. Zemlinsky also met Arnold Schönberg when the latter joined Polyhymnia, an orchestra in which he played cello and helped found in 1895. The two became close friends--and later mutual admirers. Zemlinsky gave Schönberg lessons in counterpoint, thus becoming the only formal music teacher Schönberg would have. In 1897 Zemlinsky's Symphony No. 2 (chronologically the third he had written, and sometimes numbered as such) was a success when premiered in Vienna. His reputation as a composer was further helped when Gustav Mahler conducted the premiere of his opera Es war einmal at the Hofoper in 1900. In 1899 Zemlinsky secured the post of Kapellmeister at Vienna's Carltheater. In 1900, Zemlinsky met and fell in love with Alma Schindler, one of his composition students. She reciprocated his feelings initially; however, Alma felt a great deal of pressure from close friends and family to end the relat

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albums

Zemlinsky: String Quartets, Vol. 1

Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony

ZEMLINSKY: Rustic Dances, Op. 1 / Four Fantasies, Op. 9 / A Ray of Light

ZEMLINSKY: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau/Psalms Nos.13 & 23

Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau, Schreker: Der Geburtstag der Infantin

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Zemlinsky: Lieder

Zemlinsky: The String Quartets

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Fantasies

Zemlinsky Symphony No.1 & 2

Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie/Sinfonische Gesänge

Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau (After H. Andersen) [Live]

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