Der Spiegel 35 2021

Premiered in the same concert as his brother-in-law Schoenberg’s Pelleas und Melisande in 1905, Zemlinsky’s Die Seejungfrau (after Hans Christian Andersen) was almost ignored by the reviewers. Considered too conservative for the progressives, and too progressive for the conservatives, Zemlinsky struggled to overcome the negative reviews of this masterpiece and withdrew it in the immediate aftermath of the premiere. stroke.

The idea behind «fra bernardo» label is to create an unmistakable profile in the so-called early music world: young artists and ensembles are to be offered an international platform and at the same time repertoire outside the mainstream is to be made accessible with the aim of closing some glaring gaps. The most important artists and ensembles include Roberto Zarpellon, Ensemble Lorenzo da Ponte, ensemble 392, Marie-Sophie Pollak, Concerto Stella Matutina, Silvia Frigato, Mauro Borgioni, beauty farm as well as beauty farm, dedicated to renaissance vocal polyphony.«fra bernardo» aims to cover also white spots on the map of early music. This has already lead to many world premiere recordings such as music by La Rue, Lulier, Costanzi, Erlebach and Veracini.

The album Essais musicaux brings together chamber music works for violin, clarinet and piano from the years 2017-2021. Three of the six pieces attempt to capture aspects of time, while the remaining compositions are inspired by the arts of painting, architecture and literature.