Two concerts presenting the composer’s chamber music.

75 years ago, on March 15th 1942, Alexander Zemlinsky, one of the most important composers of his age, died in exile in the USA in poverty and almost forgotten. At best he was remembered as Arnold Schönberg’s teacher, friend and brother-in-law, while his music remained unheard for many years. Like many otherss of his generation he was twice a victim of history: Menaced as a Jew and forced to emigration by the Nazis, the post-war avantgarde regarded him as conservative and therefor ignored his music completely.

Only in the nineties of the 20th century Zemlinsky’s importance became rediscovered and appreciated. Meanwhile his status is unquestioned, his operas and orchestral works being performed all over the world. TRIS, too, has been playing his music for many years. In November we invite you to attend two concerts with Zemlinsky’s complete chamber music for clarinet, cello and piano.

On November 6th you will hear his Fantasy pieces op.9 for clarinet and piano as well as his Cello Sonata in a-minor dating from 1894. The heaading of this concert is “Zemlinsky and Jewish Vienna”, so we will also perform Joachim Stutschewsky’s “Klezmer’s Wedding music” and Carl Frühling’s Trio op.40.

On November 22nd we will perform Zemlinsky’s Three Pieces for cello and piano and his famous Trio op.3 in d-minor. And you will hear Josef Labor’s Trio in e-minor, which he composed exactly 100 years ago for his pupil Paul Wittgenstein. Wittgernstein had lost his right arm in WW I, so the piano part is written only for the left hand!

When&Where:
November 6th 2017, 07:00 pm
Amtshaus Wieden, Festsaal
Favoritenstraße 18, 1040 Vienna

November 22nd 2017, 07:30 pm
Haus Hofmannsthal
Reisnerstraße 37, 1030 Vienna