The following is a complete list of compositions by Austrian composer
Alexander von Zemlinsky.
Works sorted by opus number
Works with opus number
*Op. 1, ''Ländliche Tänze'' (c. 1891)
*Op. 2, ''Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier'' (1895-96)
*Op. 3, ''
Trio for clarinet (or violin), violoncello and piano'' in D minor (1896)
*Op. 4, ''String Quartet No.1'' in A major (1896)
*Op. 5, ''Gesänge für Singstimme und Klavier'' (1896-97)
*Op. 6, ''Walzer-Gesänge nach toskanischen Volksliedern'' (1898)
*Op. 7, ''Irmelin Rose und andere Gesänge'' (c. 1898-99)
*Op. 8, ''Turmwächterlied und andere Gesänge'' (1898-99)
*Op. 9, ''Fantasien über Gedichte von Richard Dehmel'' (1898)
*Op. 10, ''Ehetanzlied und andere Gesänge'' (1899-1901)
*Op. 11, ''
Der Traumgörge
''Der Traumgörge'' (''Görge the Dreamer''), Opus number, Op. 11, is an opera in two acts and an epilogue by Austrian composer Alexander Zemlinsky. The libretto was written by Leo Feld based on the fairy tale by Richard von Volkmann and the poem ...
'' (1904-06)
*Op. 12, ''
Kleider machen Leute'' (1907-09)
*Op. 13, ''Six Songs to texts by Maurice Maeterlinck'' (1910/13)
*Op. 14, ''Psalm 23'' (1910)
*Op. 15, ''String Quartet No.2'' (1913-15)
*Op. 16, ''
Eine florentinische Tragödie
', Op. 16, is an opera in one act by Alexander von Zemlinsky composed in 1915–16 to a libretto adapted by the composer from a German translation by of Oscar Wilde's unfinished play '' A Florentine Tragedy''.
Performance history
The opera was ...
'' (1915-16)
*Op. 17, ''
Der Zwerg'' (1919-21)
*Op. 18, ''
Lyric Symphony
The ''Lyric Symphony'' (german: Lyrische Symphonie), Op. 18, was composed by Alexander von Zemlinsky between 1922 and 1923 and received its premiere in Prague on June 4, 1924, under the composer's direction.
The work is in seven connected movemen ...
'' (1922-23)
*Op. 19, ''String Quartet No.3'' (1924)
*Op. 20, ''
Symphonische Gesänge'' for baritone or alto and orchestra (1929)
*Op. 21, ''
Der Kreidekreis
''The Chalk Circle'' (sometimes translated ''The Circle of Chalk''), by Li Qianfu, is a Yuan dynasty (1259–1368) Chinese classical zaju verse play and gong'an crime drama, in four acts with a prologue.[Der König Kandaules
''Der König Kandaules'' (''King Kandaules'') is an opera in three acts by the Austrian composer Alexander von Zemlinsky. Its libretto was adapted by the composer from Franz Blei's German translation of the play ''Le roi Candaule'' by French autho ...]
'' (1935-36)
*Op. 27, ''12 Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier'' (1937)
Works without opus number
Those works marked with an asterisk (*) are currently unavailable
* Seven Songs (1889-90)
* * Piano Sonata in C minor (1890)
* ''Drei Stücke für Violoncello und Klavier'' (1891)
* * Symphony in E minor (1891) — two surviving movements only
* * ''Drei leichte Stücke für Klavier'' (1891)
* * Terzet in A major for two violins and viola (1892)
* Symphony No. 1 in D minor (1892)
* 4 Ballads for piano (1892–93)
* * Piano Quartet in D major (1893) — partially lost
* String Quartet in E minor (c.1893)
* Cello Sonata (1894)
* Two Movements for String Quintet (1894-96) — surviving movements of the String Quintet in D minor
* ''Lustspielouvertüre'' (1894-95)
* ''Sarema'' (1893-95)
* ''Orchestersuite'' (1895)
* ''Albumblatt (Erinnerung aus Wien)'' for piano (1895)
* ''Minnelied'' for male chorus and chamber ensemble (c.1895)
* ''Waldgespräch'' for soprano, two horns, harp and strings (1895)
* Five Songs (1895-96)
* ''Skizze'' for piano (1896)
* ''Hochzeitgesang'' for tenor solo, chorus and organ (1896)
* ''Frühlingsglaube'' for mixed chorus and string orchestra (1896)
* ''Geheimnis'' for mixed chorus and string orchestra (1896)
* Serenade (Suite) for violin and piano (1896)
* Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major (1897)
* ''
Es war einmal
''Es war einmal'' (''Once upon a time'') is a fairy-tale opera in a prologue and three acts by the Austrian composer Alexander von Zemlinsky, composed during 1897-99. The libretto, an adaptation of Marie von Borch's German translation of the fairy- ...
'' (1897-99)
* ''Frühlingsbegräbnis'' for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra (1896/97, rev. c.1903)
* ''Aurikelchen'' for female chorus (1898)
* ''Maiblumen blühten überall'' for soprano and string sextet (c. 1898)
* * ''Fridl'',
singspiel
A Singspiel (; plural: ; ) is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs, ballads, and arias which were often strophic, or folk-like ...
for solo voices and piano (c.1900) — partially lost
*
Psalm 83
Psalm 83 is the 83rd psalm of the Bible, biblical Book of Psalms. In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 82.
This psalm is the last of the Psalms o ...
(1900)
* ''Erdeinsamkeit'' (1900-01)
* ''Der alte Garten'' (1900-01)
* ''Der Triumph der Zeit'' (1900-04)
**''Menuett (from Das gläserne Herz)'' for piano (1901)
**''Drei Ballettstücke'' (1902)
**''Ein Tanzpoem'' (1904)
* ''Two Brettl-Lieder'' (1901)
* ''Ein Lichtstrahl'' for piano (1901)
* ''
Die Seejungfrau'' (The Little Mermaid), after Hans Christian Andersen (1902-03)
* Four Songs (1903-5)
* Arrangement of Mahler's
Symphonie No. 6 for piano four-hands (1906)
* Two Ballads for baritone and piano (1907)
* Five Songs to texts by
Richard Dehmel for voice and piano (1907)
* ''Malwa'' (1912) — unfinished; fragment realised and orchestrated by Antony Beaumont (2021)
* Incidental music for Shakespeare's ''
Cymbeline'' (1913-15) — originally op. 14
* Four Songs for voice and piano (1916)
* Two Movements for string quartet (1927) — completed movements of abandoned quartet, originally intended as No.4
* ''Und einmal gehst du'' (1933)
* ''Das bucklichte Männlein'' (1934)
* ''Ahnung Beatricens'' (1935)
* Quartet for clarinet, violin, viola and cello (1938/39) — unfinished
* Three Songs (1939-40)
* ''Humoreske (Rondo)'' for wind quintet (1939)
* ''Hunting Piece'' (''Jagdstück'') for two horns and piano (1939)
Works sorted by type of composition
Operas
Other stage works
* ''Ein Lichtstrahl'' (A Ray of Light). Mime drama for piano (scenario by
Oskar Geller, 1901, rev. 1902)
* ''Ein Tanzpoem''. A Dance Poem in one act for orchestra (
Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1901–04, final version of the ballet ''Der Triumph der Zeit'')
* Incidental music for
Shakespeare's ''
Cymbeline'' for tenor, reciters and orchestra (1913–15)
Choral works
* ''Frühlingsglaube'' for mixed chorus and string orchestra (T:
Ludwig Uhland) (1896)
* ''Geheimnis'' for mixed chorus and string orchestra (1896)
* ''Minnelied'' (T:
Heinrich Heine
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of '' Lied ...
) for men's choir and chamber ensemble (c.1895)
* ''Hochzeitsgesang'' (T:
Jewish liturgy) for Cantor (Tenor), chorus, and organ (1896) Text: Baruch Haba, Mi Adir
* ''Frühlingsbegräbnis'' (Text:
Paul Heyse). Cantata for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra (1896/97, rev. c.1903)
* ''Aurikelchen'' (T:
Richard Dehmel) for women's choir (1898)
* ''
Psalm 83
Psalm 83 is the 83rd psalm of the Bible, biblical Book of Psalms. In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 82.
This psalm is the last of the Psalms o ...
'' for mixed chorus and orchestra (1900)
* ''Psalm 23'' for chorus and orchestra, Op. 14 (1910, first performance, Vienna 1910)
* ''Psalm 13'' for chorus and orchestra, Op. 24 (1935)
Voice and orchestra
* ''Waldgespräch'' (T:
Joseph von Eichendorff) for soprano, two horns, harp and strings (1896)
* ''Maiblumen blühten überall'' (T:
Richard Dehmel) for soprano and string sextet (c.1898)
* ''Erdeinsamkeit'' (1900-01) (T: unknown) - orchestrated by Antony Beaumont (1999)
* ''Der alte Garten'' (1900-01) (T:
Eichendorff) - orchestrated by Antony Beaumont (1999)
* ''Sechs Gesänge'' after poems by
Maurice Maeterlinck, Op. 13 (1910/13, orchestrated 1913/21)
* ''
Lyric Symphony
The ''Lyric Symphony'' (german: Lyrische Symphonie), Op. 18, was composed by Alexander von Zemlinsky between 1922 and 1923 and received its premiere in Prague on June 4, 1924, under the composer's direction.
The work is in seven connected movemen ...
'' for soprano, baritone and orchestra, Op. 18 (after poems by
Rabindranath Tagore) (1922–23)
* ''
Symphonische Gesänge'' for baritone or alto and orchestra, Op. 20 (T: from ''Afrika singt. Eine Auslese neuer afro-amerikanischer Lyrik'', 1929)
Songs for voice and piano
* Seven Songs (1889-90)
* Five Songs (1895-96)
* Lieder, Op. 2 (2 volumes, 1895–96)
* Gesänge, Op. 5 (2 volumes, 1896–97)
* Walzer-Gesänge nach toskanischen Liedern von
Ferdinand Gregorovius
Ferdinand Gregorovius (19 January 1821, Neidenburg, East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia – 1 May 1891, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria) was a German historian who specialized in the medieval history of Rome.
Biography
Gregorovius was the son of Neide ...
, Op. 6 (1898)
* ''Irmelin Rose und andere Gesänge'', Op. 7 (1898/99)
* ''Turmwächterlied und andere Gesänge'', Op. 8 (1898/99)
* ''Ehetanzlied und andere Gesänge'', Op. 10 (1899–1901)
* Two Brettl-Lieder (1901)
* Four Songs (1903-5)
* Two Ballads (1907)
* Five Songs to texts by
Richard Dehmel (1907)
* Sechs Gesänge after poems by
Maurice Maeterlinck, Op. 13 (1910/13)
* Four Songs (1916)
* ''Und einmal gehst du'' (1933)
* Sechs Lieder, Op. 22 (1934; first performance, Prague 1934)
* ''Das bucklichte Männlein'' (1934)
* ''Ahnung Beatricens'' (1935)
* Zwölf Lieder, Op. 27 (1937)
* Three Songs (T: Irma Stein-Firner) (1939)
Orchestral works
* Symphony in E minor (1891) – two surviving movements only
* Symphony No. 1 in D minor (1892–93)
* Eine Lustspielouvertüre (1894–95)
* Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major (1897)
* Drei Ballettstücke. Suite from ''Der Triumph der Zeit'' (1902)
* ''
Die Seejungfrau'' (The Mermaid), fantasy after
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.
Andersen's fairy tales, consisti ...
's "
The Little Mermaid" (1902–03, premiered in Vienna in 1905)
* Sinfonietta, Op. 23 (1934, first performance, Prague 1935)
Chamber music
* Three Pieces for cello and piano (1891)
* String Quartet in E minor (c.1893)
* Sonata in A minor for cello and piano (1894)
* Two Movements for string quintet (1894/1896) – surviving movements of the String Quintet in D minor
* Serenade (Suite) for violin and piano (1895)
*
Trio for clarinet (or violin), cello and piano in D minor, Op. 3 (1896)
* String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 4 (1896)
* String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15 (1913–15, first performance, Vienna 1918)
* String Quartet No. 3, Op. 19 (1924)
* Two Movements for string quartet (1927) – completed movements of abandoned quartet, originally intended as No.4
* String Quartet No. 4 (Suite), Op. 25 (1936)
* Quartet for clarinet, violin, viola and cello (1938/39) – unfinished, fragments only
* ''Humoreske'' (Rondo) for wind quintet (1939)
* ''Jagdstück'' (Hunting Piece) for two horns and piano (1939)
Works for piano
* ''Ländliche Tanze'', Op. 1 (1892)
* Vier Balladen (1892–93)
* ''Albumblatt'' (''Erinnerung aus Wien'') (1895)
* Skizze (1896)
* Fantasien über Gedichte von
Richard Dehmel, Op. 9 (1898)
* Menuett (from ''Das gläserne Herz'') (1901)
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See also
*
Alexander von Zemlinsky.
{{Alexander von Zemlinsky
Compositions by Alexander von Zemlinsky
Zemlinsky
Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky (14 October 1871 – 15 March 1942) was an Austrian composer, conducting, conductor, and teacher.
Biography
Early life
Zemlinsky was born in Vienna to a highly diverse family. Zemlinsky's grandfath ...