The Sonata for Solo Cello No. 2 by Mieczysław Weinberg mixes elements of Jewish and Russian folk tunes and rhythms, spiced with dissonance.
Composition History
Mieczysław Weinberg's Sonata for Solo Cello No. 4, Op. 140, written in 1985, was also a birthday gift for cellist Valentin Berlinsky, this time for his sixtieth birthday.
Performer Biography
Josef Feigelson, the cellist on this recording, won First Prize at the Concertino Prague International Competition in 1970 and later became a pupil of Mstislav Rostropovich.
Recording & Production
The performer, Josef Feigelson, contacted the composer Mieczysław Weinberg's widow to obtain the unpublished solo cello sonatas, which were then copied and sent to him from Moscow.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Sonata for Solo Cello No. 2 reflects composer Mieczysław Weinberg's lifelong preoccupation with the immense human suffering experienced during the Second World War.
Composition History
Mieczysław Weinberg's Sonata for Solo Cello No. 2, Op. 86, was written in 1965 as a 40th birthday gift for Valentin Berlinsky, a cellist and member of the Borodin Quartet.
Composition History
The Sonata for Solo Cello No. 4 was originally a two-movement work but was revised into three movements at the request of its dedicatee, Valentin Berlinsky.
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