BBC NOW/Brabbins – review

Hoddinott Hall, CardiffAlexander Zemlinsky was just 21 when his first symphony was performed at the Vienna Conservatory, where he was still a student. The work reflects the considerable influence of Johannes Brahms, who himself had laboured for 21 years on his own First Symphony. Brahms showed no obvious signs of chagrin: indeed, it was his approval of the first movement of Zemlinsky's work that encouraged its full completion and subsequent performance.While Zemlinsky's later association with Sc...

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