In the mid-1980s, Mieczysław Wajnberg revisited and arranged three of his early string quartets, including those on this album, for chamber ensemble.
Performer Biography
The Silesian Quartet has won seven Fryderyk Awards, Poland's most prestigious music award, and was awarded the Gramophone Classical Music Award in 2017.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in 2021 at the Concert Hall of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland.
Compositional Technique
Mieczysław Wajnberg's String Quartet No. 2, featured on this album, was also arranged by the composer as his Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 145.
Composer Biography
Mieczysław Wajnberg, the composer, was arrested and imprisoned for almost three months in 1953.
Performer Biography
The Silesian Quartet, the performers on this album, has performed in renowned venues worldwide, including Carnegie Hall in New York and Wigmore Hall in London.
