Product Review

Polish by birth, Mieczyslaw Weinberg escaped to the Soviet Union in 1939 and became a close friend and musical disciple of Shostakovitch. 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 humor.

CD Listing:
CD 1: Sonata No. 1, Op. 5; Lullaby, Op. 1; Sonata No. 2, Op. 8; Two Mazurkas 'Op. 10'; Sonata, Op. 49bis
CD 2: Partita, Op. 54; Piano Sonatina, Op. 49; Piano Sonata No. 4 in B minor, Op. 56
CD 3: Children's Notebooks, Opp. 16, 19 and 23; 21 Easy Pieces, Op. 34; Can-Can
CD 4: Sonatas Nos. 3, 5 and 6; Two Fugues for Ludmila Berlinskaya