Symphony No. 4, Op. 61, Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47 No. 1, Sinfonietta No. 2, Op. 74

Symphony No. 4, Op. 61, Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47 No. 1, Sinfonietta No. 2, Op. 74 cover $35.00 Out of Stock
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MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphony No. 4, Op. 61, Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47 No. 1, Sinfonietta No. 2, Op. 74
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice / Gabriel Chmura, conductor

[ Chandos Classics / CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 8 September 2004

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"Gabriel Chmura and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra deliver vibrant and committed accounts of the Symphony and the Sinfonietta. Add to this equation Chandos's customary state-of-the-art engineering, and you have a release that deserves the widest possible dissemination."
***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Nov 2004)

Mieczyslaw Weinberg's music is full of colour and rhythm (Shostakovitch was his most important influence), often slightly quirky in nature, and always inventive. Its neglect is due to the circumstances of the composer's life, rather than the music's quality, and the music is therefore well suited to receiving the full Chandos treatment, which will bring it to the wider audience it deserves.

Tracks:

Symphony No. 4, Op. 61 (1957, revised 1961) 30:12
in A minor
1 I Allegro 8:24
2 II Allegretto 6:03
3 III Adagio - Andantino 8:42
4 IV Vivace 6:52

5 Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47 No. 1 (1949) 11:55
Adagio - Moderato quasi allegretto - Adagio -

Sinfonietta No. 2, Op. 74 (1960) 17:32
in A minor
6 I Allegro 3:50
7 II Allegretto 4:33
8 III Adagio - 4:09
9 IV Andantino 5:00