Weinberg: Symphony No. 12 ‘In memoriam D. Shostakovich’

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Lande and the St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra negotiate the considerable technical demands of this complex score with impressive assurance. Supported by a wonderfully focused recording... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 6th Jan 2014
Catalogue No: 8573085
Label: Naxos
Length: 75 minutes

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Weinberg: Symphony No. 12 ‘In memoriam D. Shostakovich’

Work length57:12

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St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Lande

I. Allegro moderato

Track length20:38

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II. Allegretto

Track length8:17

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III. Adagio

Track length11:04

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IV. Allegro

Track length17:13

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Weinberg: The Golden Key Suite No. 4, Op. 55d

Work length18:09

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St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Lande

I. Burattino's Dance with the Key

Track length2:05

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II. Elegy

Track length3:13

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III. Dance of Artemon

Track length1:11

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IV. Dance of the Cricket

Track length0:54

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V. Dance of the Cat and the Fox

Track length1:34

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VI. Dance of Shushera the Rat

Track length1:41

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VII. The Lesson

Track length2:48

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VIII. The Pursuit

Track length4:43

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Weinberg’s symphonies are recognized today as a substantial continuation of the Russian tradition. Weinberg’s Symphony No. 12 was written in the style and spirit of Shostakovich and is a response to the death in August 1975 of his great friend and supporter of 32 years. With its subtle stylistic allusions to Shostakovich, this is the longest and most wide-ranging of Weinberg’s purely orchestral symphonies. This recording has been prepared utilising the composer’s hand written materials and markings. One of only two surviving ballet scores, The Golden Key is a compelling satire, extending a lineage which includes Prokofiev and Stravinsky.

Our ongoing cycle of Mieczysław Weinberg’s symphonies has been universally acclaimed. A “performance of searing intensity” (BBC Music Magazine) of the Symphony No. 8 (8572873) was awarded Diapason d’Or and recommended by ClassicsToday.com as “a very fine release of music by an elusive but tremendously sincere and worthy composer”.

The St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra conducted by its American principal guest conductor Vladimir Lande has also recorded Weinberg’s Symphony No. 19 (8572752) and Symphony No. 6 (8572779), with Lande’s conducting considered as having “an understanding and fervour that is greatly superior” (Gramophone) to any of the recorded alternatives.

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February 2014

Lande and the St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra negotiate the considerable technical demands of this complex score with impressive assurance. Supported by a wonderfully focused recording they deliver a performance that is incisive and powerfully committed.

Weinberg: Symphony No. 12 ‘In memoriam D. Shostakovich’

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