Marx: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

Featuring

Steven Sloane
Bochumer Symphoniker
Joseph Marx

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Performer Biography

Steven Sloane, the conductor, is the long-term general music director of the Bochum Symphony and spearheaded the financing and construction of the orchestra's own music center, the Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr.

Composer Biography

Joseph Marx, the composer, was considered one of Austria's leading musical figures during the second half of his long life, though his achievements are less known today.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Joseph Marx, the composer, was a prominent opponent of Arnold Schoenberg's Second Viennese School, believing listeners could not truly appreciate twelve-tone music 'with his heart'.

Composer Biography

Joseph Marx, the composer, was a major influence on 20th-century music through his songs, teaching, writing, and criticism, and was a key figure in Vienna's musical scene.

Composer Biography

Joseph Marx, the composer, was a crucial contact for many musicians persecuted or threatened during the Nazi regime, including Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and helped establish their reputations in post-war Austria.

Composition History

The Natur-Trilogie, composed by Joseph Marx between 1922 and 1925, was written during his time as director of the Vienna Music Academy.

Recording & Production

This recording of Joseph Marx's Natur-Trilogie is a world premiere in two respects: it is the first commercial recording and likely the first time the complete original version has been heard.