Roger Hecht sends on some Zem reccomendations:

>Der Geburtstag der Infantin (The Dwarf). Another fine lyrical opera.

I highly and lovingly recommend Franz Schreker's suite for large orchestra,
(with four guitars), also entitled "Der Geburtstag...." It is on Decca's
Entartete series.  The third mov't has a melody to die for, which
reappears at the end the suite as a cello solo.  Poignant stuff!

I admire Zemlinsky's craftsmanship, but I'm amazed that more people aren't
tripping over themselves to talk about and listen to Schreker.

John Smyth