Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871–1942): Sonate für Cello & Klavier a-moll
Tracklist:
1. 3 Pieces: No. 1. Humoreske (2:56)
2. 3 Pieces: No. 2. Lied (3:26)
3. 3 Pieces: No. 3. Tarantell (1:41)
4. Cello Sonata in A minor: I. Mit Leidenschaft (9:55)
5. Cello Sonata in A minor: II. Andante (9:11)
6. Cello Sonata in A minor: III. Allegretto (8:26)
7. Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 3: I. Allegro ma non troppo (13:26)
8. Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 3: II. Andante (9:26)
9. Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 3: III. Allegro (5:47)

The music of Alexander Zemlinsky has come to the attention of an increasingly wide public over the past quarter-century. As with many of his contemporaries, chamber music features prominently in Zemlinsky's formative years. The three works on this recording, written during the 1890s, reveal a skilful and assured figure in the process of working free of influences, notably Brahms. The Cello Sonata is a substantial work, notable for a dark-hued slow movement and a warmly lilting finale. While indebted to Brahms in its scoring, the Clarinet Trio is nonetheless Zemlinsky in its formal and expressive approach, and today certainly ranks among his most performed works.

Reviews:
"Werke des jungen Zemlinsky, der hier gerade dabei ist, sich zwischen Tradition und Fortschritt zu positionieren und seine eigene Sprache zu finden. Othmar Müller, Ernst Ottensamer und Christopher Hinterhuber legen klangschöne, musikalisch fundierte Interpretationen vor. Ein gelungenes Plädoyer für Zemlinskys Kammermusik!" (N. Hornig in FonoForum 10 / 08)
Released 2008.