Russian Piano Music Vol.9: Mieczyslaw Weinberg
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Label: Divine Art
Cat No: DDA25105
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 22nd October 2012
Contents
Works
Easy Pieces (17), op.34 (1946)Piano Sonata no.1, op.5
Piano Sonata no.2, op.8
Piano Sonata no.3, op.31
Artists
Murray McLachlan (piano)Works
Easy Pieces (17), op.34 (1946)Piano Sonata no.1, op.5
Piano Sonata no.2, op.8
Piano Sonata no.3, op.31
Artists
Murray McLachlan (piano)About
In 1943 Weinberg sent the score of his newly completed First Symphony to Shostakovich, asking for an opinion of the work. Shostakovich arranged for him to receive an official invitation to Moscow – of especial value in the war years – and thus their close friendship was born. From the end of August 1943 until his death in 1996, Weinberg lived in Moscow, working as a freelance composer. From time to time he also made highly regarded appearances as a pianist – for instance, he performed alongside Galina Vishnevskaya, David Oistrakh and Mstislav Rostropovich at the premiere of Shostakovich’s Alexander Blok Songs.
Weinberg was an extremely productive composer with an output ranging from a Requiem to circus music. He had a (perhaps not entirely fashionable) inclination towards large-scale, epic music and in this respect Mahler and Prokofiev were important role models. His musical style was extremely varied, however, and his richly-coloured palette ranges from folk elements to dodecaphonic techniques. Folk-music elements were not only of Polish and Russian origin, but also Jewish and Moldavian (some of his ancestors had come from Moldavia).
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