Idyll Archive
FIBICH: Symphony No. 2; At Twilight – Idyll for Orch.; Idyll in B-flat for Clarinet and Strings – Irvin Venys, clar./ Czech Nat. Sym. Orch./ Marek Stilec – Naxos
The relatively obscure music of Zdenek Fibich receives its due in sympathetic, conscientious readings by Marek Stilec.
GLAZUNOV: String Quartet No. 3 in G Major, “Slavonic”; Idyll; String Quartet No. 4 in A Minor – Zemlinsky Q./ Christoph Ess, horn – Praga
The Zemlinsky Quartet reinvigorates the Glazunov chamber music legacy with three melodious works that warrant more familiarity.