A composer completely new to me, who knew Alma Mahler and Alexander Zemlinsky. How come "we" have heard nothing of her up to this point? The write-ups have nothing to say about her musical style, so one is led to anticipate with baited breath.
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Carola Darwin's article is helpful this respect and can be downloaded through the link on her website (https://www.caroladarwin.co.uk/research-writing/)Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
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I think post Mahler a lot of the tonal Austrian composers like Zemlinksy and (non-film ) Korngold faded from view. Their careers were disrupted by war and their style became unfashionable. Her style is lush and chromatic. It’s all a bit too fin -de - siecle for me .It’s relatively unchallenging stuff , appealing to the ear but I’m not sure of its real quality. We’ll know more by the end of the week when we’ve heard a greater selection . I’m am not as struck by its quality as I was by Barbara Strozzi last week . She was a really considerable composer.Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostComment
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<unchallenging stuff > - ahem............to put it kindly.Comment
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This piano piece is a bit too “morceau de salon” for me…Originally posted by DracoM View PostComment
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