Allison Brewster Franzetti - Weinberg: Complete Piano Works (2015)

Tracklist

CD1
01. Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 5: I. Adagio
02. Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 5: II. Allegretto
03. Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 5: III. Andantino
04. Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 5: IV. Allegro molto
05. Lullaby for Piano, Op. 1
06. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 8: I. Allegro
07. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 8: II. Allegretto
08. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 8: III. Adagio
09. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 8: IV. Vivace
10. 2 Mazurkas, Op. 10: No. 1 in F Minor
11. 2 Mazurkas, Op. 10: No. 2 in A Minor
12. Piano Sonata, Op. 49bis: I. Allegro leggiero
13. Piano Sonata, Op. 49bis: II. Andantino
14. Piano Sonata, Op. 49bis: III. Allegretto

CD2
01. Partita, Op. 54: I. Prelude
02. Partita, Op. 54: II. Chorale
03. Partita, Op. 54: III. Serenade
04. Partita, Op. 54: IV. Sarabande
05. Partita, Op. 54: V. Intermezzo
06. Partita, Op. 54: VI. March
07. Partita, Op. 54: VII. Aria
08. Partita, Op. 54: VIII. Ostinato
09. Partita, Op. 54: IX. Etude
10. Partita, Op. 54: X. Canon
11. Piano Sonatina, Op. 49: I. Allegro leggiero
12. Piano Sonatina, Op. 49: II. Adagietto lugubre
13. Piano Sonatina, Op. 49: III. Allegretto
14. Piano Sonata No. 4 in B Minor, Op. 56: I. Allegro
15. Piano Sonata No. 4 in B Minor, Op. 56: II. Allegro
16. Piano Sonata No. 4 in B Minor, Op. 56: III. Adagio
17. Piano Sonata No. 4 in B Minor, Op. 56: IV. Allegro

CD3
01. Children's Notebook No. 1, Op. 16: I. Larghetto
02. Children's Notebook No. 1, Op. 16: II. Allegro
03. Children's Notebook No. 1, Op. 16: III. Moderato maestoso
04. Children's Notebook No. 1, Op. 16: IV. Tempo di valse
05. Children's Notebook No. 1, Op. 16: V. Allegretto
06. Children's Notebook No. 1, Op. 16: VI. Presto
07. Children's Notebook No. 1, Op. 16: VII. Andante tranquillo
08. Children's Notebook No. 1, Op. 16: VIII. Larghetto
09. Children's Notebook No. 2, Op. 19: I. Largo
10. Children's Notebook No. 2, Op. 19: II. Allegretto
11. Children's Notebook No. 2, Op. 19: III. Moderato
12. Children's Notebook No. 2, Op. 19: IV. Lento
13. Children's Notebook No. 2, Op. 19: V. Allegro
14. Children's Notebook No. 2, Op. 19: VI. Andantino
15. Children's Notebook No. 2, Op. 19: VII. Marziale lugubre
16. Children's Notebook No. 2, Op. 19: VIII. Andante
17. Children's Notebook No. 3, Op. 23: I. Allegro marcato
18. Children's Notebook No. 3, Op. 23: II. Allegro commodo
19. Children's Notebook No. 3, Op. 23: III. Moderato
20. Children's Notebook No. 3, Op. 23: IV. Prestissmo
21. Children's Notebook No. 3, Op. 23: V. Allegretto quasi andantino
22. Children's Notebook No. 3, Op. 23: VI. Lento funebre
23. Children's Notebook No. 3, Op. 23: VII. Andantino semplice
24. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 1, Merry March
25. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 2, The Nightingale
26. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 3, The Skipping Rope
27. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 4, Baba-Yaga
28. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 5, Playmates
29. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 6, The Sick Doll
30. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 7, A Tin Soldier
31. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 8, A Grandmother's Fairy Tale
32. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 9, The Shepherd Boy
33. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 10, Hide and Seek
34. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 11, Old Man Frost
35. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 12, Melancholy Waltz
36. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 13, The Goldfish
37. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 14, Petrushka's Lament
38. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 15, Game of Tag
39. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 16, The Little Ball
40. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 17, Lullaby for a Doll
41. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 18, Bear Cubs
42. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 19, Little Rabbits
43. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 20, The Gray Wolf
44. 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34: No. 21, Good Night
45. Can-Can

CD4
01. Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 31: I. Allegro tranquillo
02. Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 31: II. Adagio
03. Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 31: III. Moderato con moto
04. Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 58: I. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 58: II. Andante
06. Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 58: III. Allegretto
07. 2 Fugues for Ludmila Berlinskaya: No. 1, —
08. 2 Fugues for Ludmila Berlinskaya: No. 2, —
09. Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 73: I. Adagio
10. Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 73: II. Allegro molto



Polish by birth, Mieczyslaw Weinberg escaped to the Soviet Union in 1939 and became a close friend and musical disciple of Shostakovich. He was a distinguished concert pianist, and piano music formed an important part of his prolific output. From pragmatic yet sophisticated pieces for children to the introspective and moving Sonatas, Weinberg’s music reflects his life in its blend of optimism, tragedy and bitter-sweet humour.

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