Weinberg Archive
WEINBERG: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 21 – Kremerata Baltica / Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla – DGG
WEINBERG: Symphony No. 2 for String Orchestra, Op. 30; Symphony No. 21, Op. 152 “Kaddish” – Kremerata Baltica/ Gidon Kremer, violin/ City of Birmingham Orchestra/ Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, soprano and conductor – DGG 483 6566 (2 CDs), 34:21; 54:38 (5/3/19) [Distr. by Universal] ****: In the New Grove Dictionary of Music, Boris Schwarz calls Polish composer […]
Best Classical of 2017 – I
Best of the Year Classical List for 2017 Recommendations by Steven Ritter Mahler: Symphony No. 8 – Mormon Tabernacle Choir/ Utah Symphony/ Thierry Fischer – Reference Recordings Spectacular, moving, and, well, what else do you need? Link to Review GORDON GETTY: The Canterville Ghost – Oper Leipzig/ Gewandhausorchester/ Matthias Foremny – Pentatone […]
Leonid Kogan plays Russian Music = Violin Concertos by KHACHATURIAN, KHRENNIKOV, PROKOFIEV, WEINBERG, DENISOV – Leonid Kogan, violin/ Pierre Monte / Krill Kondrashin / Pavel Kogan / Yevgeny Svetlana /Boston Symph. Orch. – Praga Digitals
Leonid Kogan plays Russian Music = KHACHATURIAN: Violin Concerto in d minor; Rhapsody-Concerto for Violin and Orchestra; KHRENNIKOV: Violin Concerto No. 2 in C Major, Op. 23; PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 63; WEINBERG: Violin Concerto in g minor, Op. 67; DENISOV: Partita for Violin and Chamber Orchestra after J.S. Bach […]
WEINBERG: Chamber Symphonies 1, 2, 3 & 4; Piano Quintet – Gidon Kremer, v./ Yulianna Avdeeva, p./ Mate Bekavac, clarinet / Kremerata Baltica/Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla – ECM New Series
A major Russian composer emerges in these scintillating chamber works. WEINBERG: Chamber Symphonies 1, 2, 3 & 4; Piano Quintet – Gidon Kremer, v./ Yulianna Avdeeva, p./ Mate Bekavac, clarinet / Kremerata Baltica/Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla – ECM New Series 2538/39, 79:45, 79:40, *****: It’s hard to imagine how difficult it was to be a Polish Jew […]
WEINBERG: In search of freedom = Piano Quintet & 2 Quartets – Nikita Mndoyants, p./ Zemlinsky Q. – Praga Digitals
Expert readings of the more elusive of Weinberg’s chamber music come to us in keenly-wrought sound. WEINBERG: In search of freedom = Piano Quintet, Op. 18; String Quartet No. 10, Op. 85; String Quartet No. 13, Op. 118 – Nikita Mndoyants, p./ Zemlinsky Quartet – Praga Digitals mutichannel SACD PRD 250 296, 78:47 (10/9/15) [Distr. […]
Martha Argerich & Friends: Live from Lugano 2014 = MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 20; BEETHOVEN: Variations in E-flat Major; MILHAUD: La Creation du Monde; MENDELSSOHN (arr. Busoni): Symphony No. 1 in c minor; BORODIN: Piano Quintet in c minor; BRIDGE: Cello Sonata in d minor; POULENC: Piano Sonata; Cello Sonata; SCRIABIN: Fantasy in a minor; WEINBERG: Violin Sonata No. 5 – Martha Argerich, piano/Gidon Kremer, v./ Mischa Maisky, cello/ assisting artists/ Orch. della Svizzera Italiana/ Jacek Kaspszyk – Warner Classics (3 CDs)
Some ten days of music-making at Lugano 2014 have their founder Martha Argerich and her musical friends in top form.
WEINBERG: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 10 – Kirill Kondrashin/ Rudolf Barshai / The Moscow Philharmonic Orch. / The Moscow Ch. Orch. – Melodiya
Fine music from an often overlooked Russian great.
WEINBERG: Symphony No. 18; Trumpet Concerto – Balio, trumpet/ St. Petersburg Chamber Choir/ St. Petersburg State Sym. Orch./ Vladimir Lande – Naxos
Weinberg beautifully recorded and performed with passion.
WEINBERG: Solo Sonata No. 3; Trio for Violin, Viola, and Cello; Sonatina for Violin and Piano; Concertino for Violin and String Orch.; Symphony No. 10 for String Orch. – Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica – ECM New Series
Violinist-conductor Gidon Kremer and his select Baltic ensemble explore the romantic/experimental side of Mieczyslaw Weinberg.
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG: Complete String Quartets – Quatuor Danel – CPO (6 CDs)
One of the great quartet cycles of the 20th century receives definitive performances.
WEINBERG: Complete Sonatas and Works = 5 Sonatas for Violin and Piano; Sonatina in D Major; Rhapsody on Moldavian; Sonata No. 6; 3 Pieces – Linus Roth, violin/ Jose Gallardo, p. – Challenge Classics (3 CDs)
Linus Roth and Jose Gallardo assemble a comprehensive survey of the Weinberg chamber works for violin.
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WEINBERG: Complete Piano Works 4 — Piano Sonata No. 3; Piano Sonata No. 5; Two Fugues; Piano Sonata No. 6 – Allison Brewster Franzetti, p. – Grand Piano
This series should prove another milestone on the road to redefining Weinberg’s status.
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG: Symphony No. 8 – Soloists /Warsaw Philharmonic Orch. & Choir/ Antoni Wit – Naxos
World premiere recording of this odd, but interesting masterwork.
WEINBERG: Symphony No. 19 “Bright May,”; The Banners of Peace (Symphonic Poem) – St. Petersburg State Sym. Orch./ Vladimir Lande – Naxos
Slowly but surely, Weinberg’s music is appearing on disc with Naxos being one of the prominent contributors.
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2; Piano Quintet – Christoph Stradner, cello, Doris Adam & Luca Monti, p. & EOS-Quartett Vienna – Neos
Recommended for those who wish for a gloomy day.
MIECZYSŁAW WEINBERG: Complete Piano Works 2 = Partita; Piano Sonatina; Piano Sonata No. 4 – Allison Brewster Franzetti, p. – Grand Piano
This series should prove another milestone on the road to redefining Weinberg’s status.
WEINBERG: Symphony No. 6 for boys’ choir and orch.; Sinfonietta No. 1 – Vienna Boys’ Choir/ Vienna Sym. Orch./ Vladimir Fedoseyev / Sym. Orch. Vorarlberg / Gerard Korsten – Neos
A forgotten composer? Not anymore, thanks to excellent recordings such as Neos’ Weinberg Edition Volume 1.
WEINBERG: Symphony No. 17 “Memory” – Vienna Sym./ Vladimir Fedoseyev – Neos
Weinberg (Vainberg) is a Soviet composer in the Shostakovich style, but without the latter’s sarcastic humor.
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG: Requiem – Elena Kelessidi, sop./ Wiener Sangerknaben/ Prague Philharmonic Choir/ Vienna Sym./ Vladimir Fedoseyev – Neos
An interesting composer with lots to say, but the texts really are mandatory here.
MIECZSLAW WEINBERG: The Passenger (complete opera), Blu-ray(2010)
Some real humanity within the horrors of this very difficult topic brought to opera.
“Inscapes” = MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG: Piano Trio, Op. 24; SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8; Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67 – Trio Voce – Con Brio Recordings
Quite a program, well executed, but you’ll have to tinker some with the volume control to get manageable listening levels.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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