I seem to recall hearing a live performance of the A major on a concert
broadcast series on WQXR about 10 years back, a week before another concert
with a quartet by Boris Liatoshinsky in the same series. (Despite Liato's
rather conservative symphonies, by the way, his quartets are .out there.
- think of Miaskovski's op. 33 no. 1, say, as a point of reference- the
only one of his symphonies, I'd say, to be anything like his quartet output
is his 4th. There were LPs of some of the quartets once and I definitely
advise looking for them. Back to Weigl...) There have been recordings
on LP and CD of Weigl's quartets before- a Sony CD of the c minor, for
instance- if I remember correctly. Memory also suggests that the A major
had an early-Zemlinskian (as you suggest) late-Romantic touch to it.
amazon.com suggests the c minor is on an Indiana University CD. Berkshire
has a song recital with at least one lied by Weigl on it. As to LPs, the
7th quartet was on a Serenus LP (there's a label that will bring back
memories for some); this label had another LP (SRS 12062) as well, with
the Three songs for contralto and string quartet... a recital of works by
Weigl with the G major 5th quartet op. 31 filled a Composers Recording LP,
and the op. 4 A major was on an Orfeo CD (and may be still) with Berg's
two quartets. A Stolat LP also had this quartet. An Orion LP had two
sonatas. Serenus SRS 12072 has piano music by Rudhyar and Weigl. The 6th
quartet (C, op. 37) appeared on a '50s Triad LP.
There is at least one symphony (E major, op. 5, pub. 1911) but I do not
know of any recordings. Wish I could be more help; certainly I liked what
I heard, on the radio some ten years ago. Lots of lieder, 6 or did I say
7 (+?) quartets, sonatas, chamber music, at least one symphony if not more,
in a style that I have always liked. .I.'ll keep an eyeear-out...
-Eric Schissel
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