New Music@ The Sound Post Violinists, give your accompanist the night off! New from Edition Sikorski, Mieczysław Weinbergs Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 for solo violin will take you places you can only go alone... 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 vast output includes 26 symphonies, seven operas, 17 string quartets, and much chamber music. His style has much in common with Shostakovich, as these works show: fluent contrapuntal skill, a keen feeling for melody often inflected with Jewish cantilena, and an acute sense of drama that combines a natural narrative manner with an extraordinary ability to create atmosphere, often from just a handful of notes. Since his death in 1996, musicians and listeners all around the world have discovered his music. (Toccata Classics) To see the latest string music releases from all the major publishers, stop by the Sound Post, 93 Grenville St in Toronto or check out thesoundpost.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:22:56 +0000
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