| Rajmáninov, Serguéi (1873-1943) | Concierto para piano núm. 3 en re menor, Op.30 | |
| Zemlinsky, Alexander von (1871-1942) | La sirenita, fantasía sinfónica |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Vladimir Jurowski | Dirección |
| Marc-André Hamelin | Piano |
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Jurowski conducts Zemlinsky's colourful tone poem The Mermaidand Rachmaninoff's powerful Third Piano Concerto.
In 1901, at the height of her affair with Alexander von Zemlinsky, 'It Girl' Alma Schindler unceremoniously dumped her lover to marry the big shot of Viennese composition, Gustav Mahler.
Zemlinsky was devastated. Still cherishing a framed photo of Alma, he began work on his orchestral tone poem Die Seejungfrau.
But while the score's depiction of the Little Mermaid's hopeless dedication to an imaginary young boy clearly resonated with Zemlinsky, his work was no self-pitying tirade. It was, in fact, his coming of age – his discovery of a true musical voice.
Zemlinsky had glimpsed the triumph and joy of love, and thrust it all into this magical, kaleidoscopic score.
