Composer: Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Performer: Igor Fedorov
Orchestra: East-West Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Rostislav Krimer
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574210
Release: 2021
Size: 989 MB
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Chamber Symphony No. 2 for string orchestra & timpani, Op. 147
I. Allegro molto
II. Moderato
III. Andante sostenuto
Chamber Symphony No. 4 for string orchestra & clarinet, Op. 153
I. Lento
II. Allegro molto – Moderato
III. Adagio – Meno mosso
IV. Andantino – Doppio più lento (Adagissimo)
Symphonic thinking dominated Mieczysław 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 colourful performances’