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This collection is from Decca's Entartete Musik ("Degenerate Music") series, works by composers attacked or suppressed by the Nazis. Schreker's score for
The Birthday of the Infanta, based on a story by Oscar Wilde, is in his typically lush late Romantic style. Some listeners love this music, while others get seasick. Schulhoff's
Moonstruck is a relatively brief dance piece, full of Schulhoff's beloved jazz and immediately striking. Hindemith's
The Demon, typical of his acerbic early style, is a challenging and eventually rewarding piece, previously recorded a couple of times. It's a luxury to have one of the world's great orchestras playing this obscure, fascinating programme for us; the conductor does well with everything but particularly with Schreker's decadence. --
Leslie Gerber