This is the first disc in Chandos' exciting new Weinberg Symphonies series. Weinberg was one of the most prolific and inventive creative figures of the twentieth century. The reason for the neglect of his music is largely political, for Weinberg, as a bourgeois Jew, suffered under both Nazism and Soviet Communism. It is only since the barriers between the Soviet Union and the West have been lowered, that scholars worldwide are realizing the importance of Weinberg's legacy. Recorded in: Grzegorz Fitelberg Concert Hall, Katowice, Poland 3-7 March 2003 Producer(s) Beata Jankowska Sound Engineer(s) Beata Jankowska