Kateryna Kasper, the soprano on this recording, is a versatile artist who has performed with major orchestras and at international festivals.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Shostakovich began integrating Jewish cadences into his works shortly after meeting Weinberg in Moscow.
Compositional Technique
Weinberg's Jewish Songs Op. 13 blend elements of Jewish folklore, such as sighing melodies and dancing bass lines, with art song traditions.
Historical Context
Mieczysław Weinberg, a Jewish composer from Warsaw, lost his family in the Holocaust and fled to Tashkent in 1941.
Composition History
Shostakovich's Romance Suite Op. 127, a late work from 1967, was inspired by the poems of Alexander Blok, one of his favorite authors.
Recording & Production
The idea for this album came from Anne Katharina Schreiber, violinist of Trio Vivente, who was deeply moved by Shostakovich's Romance Suite as a student.
Composer Biography
Dmitri Shostakovich and Mieczysław Weinberg, both prominent composers, first met in the autumn of 1943.
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