Weinberg & Prokofiev - Fifth Symphonies
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Label: Warner
Cat No: 9029581271
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 1st September 2017
Contents
Artists
Sinfonia IuventusConductor
Gabriel ChmuraWorks
Symphony no.5 in B flat major, op.100Symphony no.5 in F minor, op.76
Artists
Sinfonia IuventusConductor
Gabriel ChmuraAbout
The Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra’s debut album for Warner Classics brings together two Fifth Symphonies, both written in dangerous times under Soviet oppression: in F minor, op.76, by Mieczysław Weinberg and in B flat minor, op.100, by Sergei Prokofiev.
Prokofiev and the Polish-born Weinberg experienced both the authorities’ favour and persecution. Their works reflect the concessions they made to the oppressive doctrine, but also their (mostly allusive) opposition to that doctrine. History has given them justice, and the true beauty of their music has stood the test of time. Liberated from the ideological context of those dark times, their works continue to delight audiences around the world. While Prokofiev’s fame has been well established for decades, the music of Mieczysław Weinberg (widely regarded as the third great Soviet composer alongside his close friend Shostakovich, and Prokofiev) has only recently experienced a renaissance – especially in the composer’s native Poland, which he always considered his home.
The Orchestra is a veritable geyser of energy – a robust sound imbued with youthful power combined with intensive emotions and lightness of phrase.
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