Franz Schreker, the heir apparent to the style -- if not to the mantle -- of Gustav Mahler, also had a school; that is, he taught and was very highly regarded as teacher. While reams of dissertations have been written and enough records to fuel a '60s-era Beatles record bonfire made in recognition of the Schoenberg "second Vienna school," interest in Schreker as pedagogue is a uniquely twenty-first century development. The Nimbus disc Franz Schreker und seiner Schüler features two early works of Schreker in addition to a ...
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Franz Schreker, the heir apparent to the style -- if not to the mantle -- of Gustav Mahler, also had a school; that is, he taught and was very highly regarded as teacher. While reams of dissertations have been written and enough records to fuel a '60s-era Beatles record bonfire made in recognition of the Schoenberg "second Vienna school," interest in Schreker as pedagogue is a uniquely twenty-first century development. The Nimbus disc Franz Schreker und seiner Schüler features two early works of Schreker in addition to a pair of song settings of his student, the little known Julius Bürger, and the first symphony of another pupil, Ernst Krenek. It's interesting to see Krenek in the context of Schreker's orbit, rather than that of the Vienna serialists, where he is often lumped; Krenek is such a tough sell that such context doesn't hurt him at all.This is a beautifully transparent recording, full, spacious, and clear. Both of the Schreker works -- the Intermezzo, Op. 8, and the never-before-recorded...
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