Mieczysław Weinberg – Live in Brno

CD1

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Op. 12

1 I. Allegro 09:05

2 II. Adagietto 09:47

3 III. Allegro 08:57

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2, Op. 15

4 I. Allegro 10:10

5 II. Lento 07:41

6 III. Allegro moderato – Allegro con fuoco – Tempo primo 05:40

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3, Op. 37

7 I. Allegro moderato 05:42

8 II. Andantino 08:59

9 III. Allegretto cantabile – Lento (quasi adagio) 09:58

CD2

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 4, Op. 39

1 I. Adagio 12:01

2 II. Allegro ma non troppo. 03:48

3 Adagio tenuto molto rubato – Adagio primo 05:53

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5, Op. 53

4 I. Andante con moto 06:01

5 II. Allegro molto 06:00

6 III. Allegro moderato 04:24

7 IV. Allegro – Andante – Allegretto 09:32

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 6, Op. 136bis

8 Moderato 08:49

9 Adagio 04:27

10 Moderato – Adagio 06:15

MILAN PALA violin · LADISLAV FANZOWITZ piano

Live in Brno at the Moravian Autumn 2019

Review on Aktualne.cz

Review on MusicWeb International

8 December 2019 marked the centenary of Mieczysław Weinberg, an important yet until recently semi-forgotten Polish-Russian 20th-century composer with Jewish roots. The Moravian Autumn festival commemorated the anniversary in two evenings, on 7 and 13 October 2019, during which all of Weinberg’s six sonatas for violin and piano were performed at Brno’s Besední dům (the programme of the second concert was completed with selected sonatas for solo instruments). The complete set was played by the violinist Milan Pala and his pianist of choice, Ladislav Fanzowitz – musicians whose collaboration over many years and unique interpretations of music, especially that of the 20th century, promised an extraordinary performance. We are very fortunate that, thanks to a live recording of the concerts, we can return to these performances again and again, and that those who were not able to be among the audience can also enjoy this music.

Recorded in high definition DXD format. (352.8 kHz / 32 bit)

Recording location: Brno Philharmonie, Besední dům, Brno, Czech republic

Recordings: 7. & 13. 10 2019

Music Director: Martin Pavlík

Sound direction & technical support: Rostislav Pavlík

Cover and inlay photos: Martina Šimkovičová

Graphical design: Eva Turčáková

Supported using public funding by Slovak Arts Council