WEIGL, K.: Symphony No. 3 / Symphonic Prelude to a Tragedy
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic, Bruns
C5489

This podcast introduces two works by Karl Weigl (1881–1949), his Symphony No. 3 and the Symphonic Prelude to a Tragedy. Both were written at the beginning of the 1930s but then suffered from decades of neglect. Weigl drew on the sound world of late Romanticism, never abandoning this aesthetic in favour of more progressive contemporary trends. Happily, his distinctive style can now be savoured in these long-awaited world premiere recordings. Raymond Bisha presents.

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