Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942)
Liebe und Frühling, d'après H. von Fallersleben
Ouverture Lustspiel
In der Sonnengasse, d'après A. Holz
Herr Bombardil, d'après R.A. Schröder

Nico Dostal (1895-1981)
Ich bin verliebt, extrait de Clivia

Franz Lehár (1870-1948)
Schöne Rose, extrait de Wiener Frauen
Wär es auch nichts als ein Traum vom Glück, extrait de Eva

Ernst Fischer (1900-1975)
Perlender champagner

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Gigerlette, d'après O.J. Bierbaum
Air extrait de Spiegel von Arkadien

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
By Strauss
Ouverture Strike up the Band

Ildiko Raimondi, soprano
Junge Phiharmonie Wien
Michael Lessky, direction

Soprano Ildikó Raimondi, the ensemble Young Philharmonic of Vienna and conductor Michael Lessky present immortal melodies from the first decades of the 20th century. Besides the world premiere recording of the “Lustspielouvertüre” (Comedy Overture) byAlexander Zemlinsky, which has been discovered by Michael Lessky as well as three songs from his estate that have been orchestrated by Lessky, two “Brettl-Lieder” by Schönberg as well as works by Lehár, Dostal and even Gershwin are featured – a compilationthat is unusual only at first glance: it spins an arc from the “serious” composer to the “light muse” in the years from 1900 until the thirties, revealing interesting musical interrelations.