Released · 2017
Mieczysław Weinberg — Piano & Chamber Works
Double album of music by Mieczysław Weinberg: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 and 4, Children’s Notebooks Op. 16, and Piano Quintet Op. 18.
Where to buy
- Directly from the artist The album is not available through official retail
The recording was part of my doctoral dissertation. On the first disc I placed Weinberg’s Second and Fourth Piano Sonatas together with the Children’s Notebooks Op. 16; the second disc is devoted entirely to the celebrated Piano Quintet Op. 18, which I had the pleasure of recording with Dorota Warcaba, Katarzyna Szydłowska, Tomasz Citak and Łukasz Dziedziak.
Weinberg’s music was not fully appreciated in his lifetime. Today it is being rediscovered, although the work of this composer has yet to receive the full recognition it deserves. I myself return to his pieces with great pleasure. The Children’s Notebooks Op. 16 and the Piano Quintet Op. 18 in particular are, for me, magical works, but the two sonatas on the album are equally exceptional.
Track list
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Mieczysław Weinberg
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Op. 8 (CD 1)
- 01 Allegro
- 02 Allegretto
- 03 Adagio
- 04 Vivace
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Mieczysław Weinberg
Children’s Notebooks, Op. 16 (CD 1)
- 01 Larghetto
- 02 Allegro
- 03 Moderato maestoso
- 04 Tempo di valse
- 05 Allegretto
- 06 Presto
- 07 Andante tranquillo
- 08 Larghetto
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Mieczysław Weinberg
Piano Sonata No. 4 in B minor, Op. 56 (CD 1)
- 01 Allegro
- 02 Allegro
- 03 Adagio
- 04 Allegro
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Mieczysław Weinberg
Piano Quintet, Op. 18 (CD 2)
- 01 Moderato con moto
- 02 Allegretto
- 03 Presto
- 04 Largo
- 05 Allegro agitato