I was wondering whether any friends have come across the music of Zelenski (1837-1921). Like Noskowski, he occupies the ground chronologically speaking between Chopin and the Karlowicz/Szymanowski generation - and there is an awful lot of music to explore. I have the following: the Overture In the Tatra Mountains, Violin Sonata, Piano Quartet and Piano Concerto (the last-named in a radio recording).
Broadly-speaking his music seems less immediately appealing than that of Nokowski, but it is nevertheless full of the sort of Romantic melody that makes you wonder why he is so rarely performed. There also seem to be definite signs of development from his earlier music, which may be described as being in the Schumann orbit, to the later stuff (e.g. the Piano Concerto) which is much more adventurous harmonically.
Does anyone else know Zelenski's music at all?
Broadly-speaking his music seems less immediately appealing than that of Nokowski, but it is nevertheless full of the sort of Romantic melody that makes you wonder why he is so rarely performed. There also seem to be definite signs of development from his earlier music, which may be described as being in the Schumann orbit, to the later stuff (e.g. the Piano Concerto) which is much more adventurous harmonically.
Does anyone else know Zelenski's music at all?