The artwork on this album probably doesn't convey the impression of a long-persecuted and even longer forgotten 20th century composer. Yet its intention is not to be provocative - it merely represents reality. Riding is just as much part of Antonina Styczen's life as playing the flute. She is outstanding in both disciplines. The associated recording likewise confounds our expectations. Most people know Mieczyslaw Wajnberg by the name of Weinberg, which was assigned to him by Soviet customs officials when he entered Russia. Many of his works are becoming continually well known such as his Flute Concerto No. 2 or the Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp, both appearing on this album. Wajnberg cannot easily be pigeonholed and he assimilates numerous influences freely and virtuosically and yet isn't bound to any of the well-known artistic movements of his time.