Jose Gallardo, Linus Roth & Mieczysław Weinberg - Weinberg: Complete sonatas and works (2013)

Tracklist
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CD1
01. Sonata for violin and piano No. 5, Op. 53: Andante con moto
02. Sonata for violin and piano No. 5, Op. 53: Allegro molto
03. Sonata for violin and piano No. 5, Op. 53: Allegro moderato
04. Sonata for violin and piano No. 5, Op. 53: Allegro-Andante-Allegro-Andante-Allegretto-Andante
05. Sonata for violin and piano No. 4, Op. 39: Adagio
06. Sonata for violin and piano No. 4, Op. 39: Allegro ma non troppo-Adagio tenuto molto rubato
07. Sonata for violin and piano No. 4, Op. 39: Adagio primo
08. Rhapsody No. 3 on Moldavian Themes for violin and piano, Op. 47: Adagio-Allegro vivace-Doppio più lento-Doppio movimento-Prestissimo

CD2
01. Sonata for violin and piano No. 3, Op. 37: Allegro moderato
02. Sonata for violin and piano No. 3, Op. 37: Andantino
03. Sonata for violin and piano No. 3, Op. 37: Allegretto cantabile
04. Sonatina for violin and piano in D Major, Op. 46: Allegretto
05. Sonatina for violin and piano in D Major, Op. 46: Lento-Allegro-Tempo primo
06. Sonatina for violin and piano in D Major, Op. 46: Allegro moderato-Lento
07. Sonata for violin and piano No. 2, Op. 15: Allegro-Meno mosso
08. Sonata for violin and piano No. 2, Op. 15: Lento
09. Sonata for violin and piano No. 2, Op. 15: Allegro moderato- Allegro con fuoco-Tempo primo

CD3
01. Sonata for violin and piano No. 1, Op. 12: Allegro
02. Sonata for violin and piano No. 1, Op. 12: Adagietto
03. Sonata for violin and piano No. 1, Op. 12: Allegro-Meno mosso
04. Sonata No. 6, Op. 136: Moderato
05. Sonata No. 6 Op. 136: Adagio
06. Sonata No. 6 Op. 136: Moderato-Adagio
07. 3 Pieces: Nokturn-Allegro
08. 3 Pieces: Scherzo-Moderato
09. 3 Pieces: Sen o Lalce-Moderato


On this 3CD set noted German violinist Linus Roth and the Argentinean piano virtuoso José Gallardo become the first pairing to perform a complete anthology of Mieczyslav Weinberg’s music for violin and piano. Weinberg had an unbelievably tragic life, full of struggle and pain. As a Polish Jewish composer during the 2nd World war he fled from the Nazi’s to Russia, got imprisoned by Stalin and was saved at the last minute by his good friend and colleague Dmitri Shostakovich.

The music of the 20th century Polish composer Mieczyslav Weinberg's is characterised by its depth of emotional content. As a Jew persecuted first by the Nazi’s, and later in Russia under the regime of Joseph Stalin, performance of his works was largely prohibited during his life. He is a great master of contrasts, and his compositions can move suddenly from the very dark, to the very bright, from shattering climaxes to a sound world that is barely audible.

In 1992 Linus Roth won First Prize at the German national competition "Jugend musiziert" and during his consequent studies he received support from Anne-Sophie Mutter and her foundation. In 2006 he received the Echo Klassik Award of the German Phonoacademy as "Best Newcomer" for his debut CD of sonatas by Brahms, Debussy, Ysaye and Mendelssohn on EMI Classics. Previous releases for Challenge Classics with pianist José Gallardo include recordings of music by Brahms (CC72382), and Schumann (CC72341).

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