Roy Ellefsen writes:

>I have had the pleasure of corrseponding with fellow list member Donald
>Satz who mentioned to me his fondness of Zemlinsky.  I told him that
>although I know the name, I know little of that composer's music.  I asked
>him for some entry-level Zemlinsky recommendations.  I thought that I might
>benefit from extending that request to all Zemlinksy lovers.  What do you
>recommend?

A tone poem, The Mermaid
A very early trio with the clarinet as one of the three. Maybe opus 1.
Beautiful!!
The Lyric Symphony - somewhat evocative of Mahler's Lied von der Erde,
but lighter in texture and impact.
A great but perhaps non entry level work: The Fourth Quartet, written
in memoriam, Alban Berg,
I can't comment on the operas at all!!

Professor Bernard Chasan
Physics Department, Boston University