Weinberg: Chamber Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 Classical Orchestral & Concertos Naxos

Weinberg: Chamber Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4

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NX 4210

Weinberg: Chamber Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4

Label Catalogue Number:
8.574210

Running Time: 00:57:48

Release Date: September 2021
Originally recorded in 2020

Genre:
Classical
Orchestral & Concertos

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Symphonic thinking dominated Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s final decade, and these chamber symphonies are part of an interrelated sequence that reworks and cites earlier pieces. The Second Chamber Symphony draws on a string quartet from 1944, reflecting the sombre and fatalistic tone of the period. The Fourth Chamber Symphony was Weinberg’s last completed work, and uses a haunting chorale melody that he once referred to as a constant presence throughout his creativity. Weinberg’s First and Third Chamber Symphonies(8.574063) ‘blossom in vividly colorful performances’ (Pizzicato).

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Reviews

2022 Opus Klassik Awards Nominee

Opus Klassik Awards 2022

Coup de cœur

*****

Jérémie Cahen – Classica magazine (France) – February 2022

Recommended

“.. The recording ambience is warm and sympathetic, and congratulations are due to Richard Whitehouse for his lucid and informative notes. If you are unfamiliar with the world of Weinberg, this recording would be a great place to begin, but it is a major contribution to the Weinberg discography, to be sought out – with its companion (NX 4063)- by any music lover.”

Michael Wilkinson – MusicWeb-International.com – 16 November 2021

Performance ***** Recording *****

“… Rostislav Krimer and the East-West Chamber Orchestra, which is based in Minsk, deliver exceptionally fine performances of these two works. I was particularly impressed by the quality of string playing in the extremely taxing Second Chamber Symphony …”

Erik Levi – BBC Music magazine – December 2021

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Uwe Krusch – Pizzicato.lu – 6 October 2021

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