Mieczyslaw Weinberg (Moishei Vainberg)

The Composer and His Music: CD/recording reviews and recommendations

CD/Recording reviews and recommendations:

All the reviews below are made in reference to the comprehensive Weinberg discography compiled by Claude Torres from France.

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Some major recording labels:

The following are links to recording companies that have released Weinberg CDs:

[ Chandos ], UK label which is releasing a whole series of Weinberg's orchestral works, concentrating on symphonies and concertos.
[ CPO ], German label which is recording some of Weinberg's chamber music, including the string quartets and violin sonatas.
[ NEOS ], Austrian contemporary music label which has begun a Weinberg edition.
[ Naxos ], international label which has so far released Weinberg's violin concerto (under the spelling "Vainberg") and some chamber music, including Josef Fiegleson's excellent performance of the cello solo sonatas.
[ Toccata Classics ], Martin Anderson's pioneering label (UK-based), which is recording Weinberg's complete songs.
[ Claves ], Swiss label which has released Weinberg's Chamber Symphonies 1, 3 and 4, as well as his "Palm Trees" song cycle.
[ Olympia ], once the main label for Weinberg CDs (using the spelling Vainberg), with 17 volumes of his music. Unfortunately, the label appears to have dissolved as of 2004, however, some of their volumes can still be obtained through online CD stores. As of 2009, some Olympia recordings are re-appearing on the Alto label.

There are also several recordings on the Russian Disc label, including the Cello Sonatas 1 & 2 with Weinberg at the piano, which are unfortunately unavailable. In most recent times a number of other labels have begun recording Weinberg's music -- see Claude Torres' site above.

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Score excerpt from Weinberg's first cello solo sonata

Excerpt from Weinberg's Cello Solo Sonata No. 1, (C) Peermusic (Germany) GmbH