Weinberg, Mieczyslaw > Violin

Weinberg: Three Palms; String Trio; Trumpet Concerto No. 1

1 Super Audio CD / Neos Production / 2011-11-03

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Three Palms, for soprano & string quartet; Trio for violin, viola & cello, Op. 48; Concerto for Trumpet in B flat major, Op. 94
Performers: Christoph Stradner; Ellensohn, Jurgen [Trumpet]; Flieder, Johannes; Matsui, Kana; Or, Talia
Conductors: Korsten, Gerard

Three Palms was written for string quartet and soprano in 1977 and uses verses by Mikhail Lermontov. The String Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello...continue...

Russian Violin Concertos by Ostrovsky, Conus, Weinberg, Arensky / Sergey Ostrovsky, violin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-10-25

Works: Julius Conus: Concerto for Violin in E minor; Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Concertino for violin & string orchestra, Op. 42; Anton Arensky: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 54
Performers: Ostrovsky, Sergey [Violin]
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas

Guided by Tchaikovsky's influence, Anton Arensky's neglected Violin Concerto is notable for its rich vein of melody and delicacy of orchestration. Julius Conus was a...continue...
Recording information: The Lighthouse, Poole, Dorset, UK (06/01/2010-06/02/2010)....continue...

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Complete Violin Sonatas, Vol. 1 / Kalnits

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-02-08

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Sonata for violin & piano no 1, Op. 12; Sonata for violin solo no 1, Op. 82; Sonata for violin & piano no 4, Op. 39; Sonatina for violin & piano, Op. 46
Performers: Csaanyi-Wills, Michael; Kalnits, Yuri

Mieczyslaw Weinberg, born in Warsaw in 1919, became a close friend of Shostakovich in Moscow after fleeing eastwards before the invading Nazis in 1939. His...continue...

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Violin Sonatas no 4 & 5 / Stefan Kirpal

1 CD / CPO / 2009-10-27

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Sonata for violin & piano no 4, Op. 39; Sonata for violin & piano no 5 in G minor, Op. 53; Pieces (3), for violin & piano
Performers: Kirpal, Andreas; Kirpal, Stefan

In conjunction with CPO's edition of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's complete string quartets, they now turn to his compositions for violin and piano. Weinberg always named Shostakovich...continue...

Shostakovich, Weinberg: Violin Sonatas / Blacher, Nemtsov

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2007-01-04

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Sonata for violin & piano no 3, Op. 37; Sonata for violin & piano no 4, Op. 39; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Nemtsov, Jascha

The present program is a continuation of Jascha Nemtsov's exploration of the music of Shostakovich and his Jewish circle of friends featuring a trio of...continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Trio, etc / Sitkovetsky, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2005-12-14

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Piano trio, Op. 24; Alexander Weprik: Folk Dances (3) for piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Performers: Geringas, David; Nemtsov, Jascha; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry

"The Weinberg alone would make this a strong recommendation but the Shostakovich is also competitive with the best on disc - a tellingly characterized and...continue...

Myaskovsky, Vainberg: Violin Concertos / Grubert, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-01-01

Works: Nikolay Myaskovsky: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 44; Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 67
Performers: Grubert, Ilya
Conductors: Yablonsky, Dmitry
Ensemble: Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

"Miaskovsky's Violin Concerto is hardly among the front rank of 20th-century works in the medium, but it's an assured and lovable piece that deserves more...continue...

Darkness & Light - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

1 CD / Albany Records / 1995-04-01

Works: Paul Ben-Haim: Sonatina for piano, Op 38; Robert Starer: Elegy for a Woman Who Died Too Young, for violin & cello; Herman Berlinski: From the World of My Father-1948; George Perle: Hebrew Melodies, f...
Performers: Holt, Joseph; Honigberg, Carol; Honigberg, Steven; Marsh, George; Stewart, Jane