Wajnberg fled Warsaw in 1939 due to the outbreak of war and later escaped again from the German army in 1941, eventually moving to Moscow under Dmitri Shostakovich's protection.
Performer Biography
Antonina Styczeń, the solo flutist, is a multi-award winner and scholarship recipient who also pursues musical improvisation, electronic music projects, and competitive horse riding.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Wajnberg's music is often melodic, rhythmically simple, and tonal, making it accessible to a wide audience.
Composer Biography
Mieczysław Wajnberg, a Polish-Jewish-Russian composer, was born in Warsaw and began his musical journey there, assisting his violinist father in Jewish theaters.
Compositional Technique
Unlike many 20th-century composers, Wajnberg did not feel the need to replace the tonal system or destroy traditional soundscapes.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Wajnberg's role models were Gustav Mahler and Dmitri Shostakovich, and their influences are evident in his works, particularly in the concertos on this album.
Composer Biography
Wajnberg was accused of 'Jewish bourgeois nationalism' and arrested in Moscow in 1953, only to be saved by Dmitri Shostakovich's intervention and Stalin's death.
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