Mieczysław Weinberg, the composer, survived two escapes from Nazi invasion but later faced persecution during Stalin's 'anti-formalism' and 'anti-cosmopolitan' campaigns in the Soviet Union.
Performer Biography
Allison Brewster Franzetti, the pianist on this album, was a 2008 Grammy® nominee for Best Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra for her album "20th Century Piano Sonatas."
Performer Biography
Allison Brewster Franzetti has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Brooklyn Philharmonic, English Sinfonia, and Buenos Aires Philharmonic.
Composition History
Weinberg's release from prison in April 1953 was triggered by the death of Stalin.
Composer Biography
Dmitri Shostakovich, a fellow composer and friend, interceded on Weinberg's behalf during his imprisonment, even writing a letter to Lavrentiy Beriya, the head of the MGB.
Performer Biography
Allison Brewster Franzetti has collaborated with renowned composers and performers such as Sir James Galway and John Corigliano.
Composer Biography
Weinberg was arrested in February 1953 on trumped-up charges of 'Jewish bourgeois nationalism' and interrogated in Moscow's Lubyanka prison.
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