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acerbic wit

Mahler/ Mitropoulos/ New York Po - Sym 1

and Bengt Forsberg

virtuoso writing for the piano in particular

Der Zwerg (Dwarf) Condition:New acerbic witBased on Oscar Wilde's story The Birthday of the Infanta, Zemlinsky's single act opera Der Zwerg is the tragic tale of a dwarf who is presented at court, falls in love with the beautiful Donna Clara, but is ultimately forced to see himself as others see him and to die of a broken heart. Preceded by Schoenberg's Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34 (1930), Zemlinsky's Romantic score is full of psychological intrigue. Is Der Zwerg a critique

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