MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony Op. 18

The 1924 premiere of the Lyric Symphony was conducted by Zemlinsky in Prague a year after its completion and is now generally accepted to be one of his most successful and satisfying works.

Alexander studied the piano from a young age. He played the organ in his synagogue on holidays, and was admitted to the Vienna Conservatory in 1884. He studied piano with Anton Door, winning the school's piano prize in 1890. He continued his studies until 1892, studying theory with Robert Fuchs and composition with Johann Nepomuk Fuchs and Anton Bruckner. At this time he began writing music. (Wiki)