Weinberg: Complete Songs for Bass Voice “Songs for No-one”
3/14/2025, 36 Tracks, 2:17:35
Featuring
Tomasz Raff
Liana Krasyun-Korunna
Mischa Kozłowski
Mieczysław Weinberg
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Weinberg's musical style was varied, incorporating folk elements from Polish, Russian, Jewish, and Moldavian origins, and ranging from large-scale epic music to dodecaphonic techniques.
Composer Biography
Mieczysław Weinberg, a Polish-Jewish-Soviet composer, was born in Warsaw in 1919 and fled to the USSR after the German invasion of Poland in 1939.
Album & Artwork
The album's title, 'Songs for No-one', reflects the fact that these pieces had not been previously recorded in a studio and were rarely performed or heard.
Composer Biography
Mieczysław Weinberg had a close friendship with Dmitri Shostakovich, who arranged for Weinberg to receive an official invitation to Moscow in 1943.
Historical Context
Weinberg's family was murdered by the Germans, and he himself was arrested and imprisoned in 1953 during the Stalinist era, but was released after Stalin's death.
Performer Biography
Tomasz Raff, the bass singer on this album, became the first bass singer to record all songs Mieczysław Weinberg wrote for bass voice and piano.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of Mieczysław Weinberg's complete songs in Russian for bass voice.
