Weinberg - Piano Quintet, Violin Concerto, Moldavian Rhapsody | Alto ALC1452

Weinberg - Piano Quintet, Violin Concerto, Moldavian Rhapsody

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Label: Alto

Cat No: ALC1452

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 22nd April 2022

Contents

Artists

Mieczyslaw Weinberg (piano)
Leonid Kogan (violin)
David Oistrakh (violin)
Borodin Quartet
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Kirill Kondrashin

Works

Weinberg, Mieczyslaw

Piano Quintet in F minor, op.18
Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, op.47 no.2
Violin Concerto in G minor, op.67

Artists

Mieczyslaw Weinberg (piano)
Leonid Kogan (violin)
David Oistrakh (violin)
Borodin Quartet
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Kirill Kondrashin

About

“the Piano Quintet does full justice to the densely packed chords and widely spaced spread of sound which Weinberg avowedly learnt from his mentor Shostakovich. It is engaging, expertly written and played with great address by the composer himself ... To survive so much terror and retain such creative energy compels admiration. The Quintet may seem more rewarding for the surprising range of invention (e.g. wild Irish fiddle). The performance is admirable. … Shostakovich declared how impressed he was with the Violin Concerto ‘splendidly interpreted by the violinist-Communist L.Kogan’ (a tart reference to Kogan's politics.) This must be an authoritative performance … Kogan deals magnificently with a violin part that is seldom silent … Not surprisingly, Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes carries suggestions of the Enescu of the Romanian Rhapsodies. It receives a splendidly vigorous performance by Oistrakh - Gramophone

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