Weinberg: Symphony No. 4; Sinfonietta No. 2; Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes
Weinberg: Symphony No. 4; Sinfonietta No. 2; Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes
又名: Symphonies, Vol. 2
表演者: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Gabriel Chmura
流派: 古典
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2004-09-13
唱片数: 1
出版者: Chandos
条形码: 0095115123720
专辑简介
Weinberg composed his Symphony No. 4 in A minor in 1957 but prepared a second version before the first performance in 1961. In the original version the four movements of the symphony had individual titles. These were subsequently removed, but it is interesting to reflect on how Weinberg originally conceived the work. The first movement is a ‘Toccata’ in sonata form, with an energetic main theme. The slightly sad ‘Serenata’ begins with a gentle clarinet theme in irregular waltz rhythm, contrasted by a fanfare-like second theme in the trumpet and flutes. The third movement, ‘Intermezzo’ is of similar beauty, and an abundance of dance rhythms dominates the finale, a ‘Rondo’, shaped as two-part variations in a variety of modes, and quoting a number of folk melodies.
There are certain reminiscences of the music of Bartók in the last movement of the Fourth Symphony, and such are also to be found in Sinfonietta No. 2 in A minor, composed in 1960, especially in the rhythmically lively first movement. It is not scored for full symphony orchestra like the first Sinfonietta (available on CHAN 10128), but for a string ensemble with timpani.
By 1949 the post-war repression of Jewish persons and organisations in the USSR was accelerating. Some of Weinberg’s works had been put on an unofficial blacklist because of their use of Jewish idioms so it is understandable that Weinberg was uncertain about his status. This was one of the reasons for his composing the Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes. The title may be regarded as a kind of camouflage, for the thematic material, while it has roots in Moldavia, springs from the culture of the Jewish portion of the country’s population. Weinberg probably, and correctly, assumed that the Party officials were not sufficiently educated to notice this.
曲目
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Symphony No. 4, Op. 61
01. I. Allegro 08:24
02. II. Allegretto 06:03
03. III. Adagio - Andantino 08:42
04. IV. Vivace 06:52
Rapsodiya na Moldavskikh temakh (Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes), Op. 47, No. 1
05. Rapsodiya na Moldavskikh temakh (Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes), Op. 47, No. 1 11:55
Sinfonietta No. 2, Op. 74
06. I. Allegro 03:50
07. II. Allegretto 04:33
08. III. Adagio - 04:09
09. IV. Andantino 05:00
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gabriel Chmura, Conductor