In the twenty years since his death the star of the Polish-born Moscow-based Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-96) has risen rapidly: his music - a highly individual amalgam of the Jewish idioms of his youth and the style of his mentor and friend Dmitry Shostakovich - is now seen as one of the most distinctive contributions to twentieth-century music. This further installment in the Toccata Classics examination of his output couples a mature dance-based score - not performed before this recording - with his last symphony, orchestrated after his death by the composer Kirill Umansky.

Tracklist:

6 Ballet Scenes, Op. 113 "Choreographic Symphony": I. Allegro Molto
6 Ballet Scenes, Op. 113 "Choreographic Symphony": II. Adagio
6 Ballet Scenes, Op. 113 "Choreographic Symphony": III. Allegretto
6 Ballet Scenes, Op. 113 "Choreographic Symphony": IV. Adagio - Moderato
6 Ballet Scenes, Op. 113 "Choreographic Symphony": V. Adagio
6 Ballet Scenes, Op. 113 "Choreographic Symphony": VI. Presto
Symphony No. 22, Op. 154: I. Fantasia: Lento - Poco Piu Mosso - Moderato - Adagio - Largo - Adagietto -
Symphony No. 22, Op. 154: II. Intermezzo: Con Moto -
Symphony No. 22, Op. 154: III. Reminiscences: Adagio - Moderato

UPC: 5060113443137
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 1.8.16
Format: CD

Weinberg / Siberian Symphony Orchestra / Vasilyev - Weinberg: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 (CD)