SACD, Weinberg (composer)
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Special offer. Weinberg: Concertos
Claes Gunnarsson (cello), Anders Jonhäll (flute), Urban Claesson (clarinet)
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Thord Svedlund
Appreciation of the Polish-born Mieczyspaw Weinberg has increased markedly over recent years. This collection of four concertos covers a fair proportion of the composer's maturity. The Cello... —
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Weinberg & Britten: Violin Concertos
Linus Roth (violin)
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Mihkel Kütson
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2014, Editor's Choice
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Bittersweet, nostalgic, often restrained in expression, this is a musically compelling work...Collectors of Chandos's already excellent Weinberg series should seriously consider investing in... —
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Svedlund and the Gothenburgers play with dedication and spirit. —
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[the Third Symphony is] an immensely attractive work, the folk melodies with their distinctly Belorussian and Polish inflections skilfully woven into the symphonic fabric and clothed in imaginative... —
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This is sensational!...at no point in the programme do you feel that the technical and intellectual demands are in any way compromising her interpretations, which are wholly excellent. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Wartime Consolations
Linus Roth (violin) & José Gallardo (piano)
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, Ruben Gazarian
[Weinberg's] delicate Concertino steals the show in Linus Roth's elegant and tender performance. The opening melody is a lyrical gift from God. —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2015, Editor's Choice
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Her connection to the often elusive spirit of the score is evident right from the start, where she turns the obsessively repeating five-note runs into insouciant sneers. And Lloyd and conductor... —
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Stefan Irmer captures the Partita’s kaleidoscopic changes of mood and character most effectively...But he’s perhaps most impressive in the relentlessly tough writing of the Fifth Sonata’s long... —
