Zemlinsky: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano / Cello Sonata / 3 Pieces
10/29/2008, 9 Tracks, 1:04:20
Featuring
Othmar Müller
Christopher Hinterhuber
Ernst Ottensamer
Alexander von Zemlinsky
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Composer Biography
Alexander Zemlinsky's reputation rests on his operas, orchestral and chamber works, and fine songs, with chamber music being prominent in his formative years.
Performer Biography
Othmar Müller, the cellist on this recording, co-founded the Artis-Quartet Vienna in 1980, which has won numerous awards for its recordings.
Composition History
Alexander Zemlinsky's Clarinet Trio, Op. 3, received the approval of Johannes Brahms, who recommended it for publication by Simrock.
Instruments
Othmar Müller, the cellist on this recording, plays a cello made by Andrea Amati in Cremona in 1573, which is lent by the Austrian National Bank.
Performer Biography
Christopher Hinterhuber, the pianist on this recording, recorded and was filmed for the French-Austrian film 'La pianiste' (The Piano Teacher) directed by Michael Haneke, which won the Grand Prize of the Jury in Cannes 2001.
Performer Biography
Ernst Ottensamer, the clarinetist on this album, has been the principal clarinettist of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic since 1983.
Composition History
The Three Pieces for Cello and Piano and the Cello Sonata, both by Alexander Zemlinsky, were lost for over a century and rediscovered by cellist Raphael Wallfisch among his father's effects.
