Das Weib des Intaphernes
(The Wife of Intaphernes) (1932/1933, arr. 1998)1(=picc).1(=corA).1.bcl.1-1.1.1.0-timp.perc(2):susp.cym/BD/tgl/SD/cym/tamb/glsp/tam-t(sm,lg)/cast/xyl-harp-harmonium-strings(5.4.3.2.1)
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"Schreker’s Wife of Interphernes draws the listener into a dark world of weariness of life, abuse of power and lechery at the court of the Persian king Darius… For this emotional tour de force, which ends in a sea of flames, Schreker chose the form of a melodrama. Jörg Gudzuhn’s precise, rhythmically elaborate account coaxed out the best aspects of the art form: an almost archaic use of the ballad, as well as subtle suggestions and echoes of tension and musical psychograms as known from the best moments of film music. Even in its chamber version, the Kammersymphonie Berlin succeded in creating a morbid effect through its colourful performance." (Ulrich Amling, Der Tagesspiegel, 08 Jun 1999)