Title: Weinberg: Complete Music for Cello & Orchestra Artist: Piotr Lato Label: Naxos Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 747313467976 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-05-23 Number of Discs: 1
Mieczyslaw Weinberg flourished as a composer despite working amidst political and personal setbacks. He gained the admiration of Shostakovich, and was championed by the leading Soviet musicians of the day. The soulful Cello Concertino with it's Yiddish overtones and melodic eloquence was discovered posthumously, and is effectively a preliminary version of the more elaborate and intense Cello Concerto. The potent Romantic nature of the Concerto has made this one of Weinberg's most performed largescale pieces. The Fantasia is an appealing early work - expressive and spontaneous. The orchestral piece Polish Melodies, Op. 47, No. 2 recorded during the sessions for this album is available to download and stream (Naxos 9.70381).
Tracks: 1.1 Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra, Op. 43bis~I. Adagio - 1.2 Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra, Op. 43bis~II. Moderato espressivo - 1.3 Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra, Op. 43bis~III. Allegro vivace - 1.4 Concertino for Cello and String Orchestra, Op. 43bis~IV. Adagio (cadenza) - Adagio 1.5 Fantasia for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 52 1.6 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 43~I. Adagio - 1.7 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 43~II. Moderato 1.8 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 43~III. Allegro - Cadenza - 1.9 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 43~IV. Allegro
