This recording uses 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which provides a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.
Composer Biography
Mieczysław Weinberg, the composer, narrowly escaped two Nazi invasions before settling in Moscow in 1943.
Compositional Technique
In his Cello Concerto, Weinberg subtly rebalances the orchestral forces by omitting oboes and bassoons and adding a bass clarinet.
Composer Biography
The manuscript of Weinberg's Symphony No. 20 contains a Mahlerian inscription in Polish, reflecting his growing infirmity from Crohn's disease.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Weinberg's Symphony No. 20, composed in 1988, is an abstract work dedicated to Vladimir Fedoseyev and the Radio Symphony Orchestra, who were major supporters of his orchestral music.
Composition History
Weinberg's Cello Concerto, Op. 43, composed in 1948, had to wait nine years for its premiere, which was given by Mstislav Rostropovich in 1957.
Historical Context
After World War II, Weinberg faced campaigns against 'Formalism' in Soviet arts, which led him to compose concertante works as they were less prone to censure.
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