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Weinberg: 24 Preludes for Violin Solo / Kremer
Accentus Music

Weinberg: 24 Preludes for Violin Solo / Kremer

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Details

Composer
WEINBERG, MIECZYSLAW
Artist
Gidon Kremer
Format
CD
Label
Accentus Music
Released
Mar 15, 2019
Catalog #
ACC30476
UPC
4260234831856

About

Mieczyslaw Weinberg composed his 24 solo cello Preludes in the late 1960s for Mstislav Rostropovich. The pieces are terse, aphoristic, and unpredictable, redolent of Shostakovich’s late-period chamber works, or the miniatures of Kurtag. Although Rostropovich never played the Preludes, something of this cellist’s exuberant spirit can be found in Josef Feigelson’s emotive, large-scale performance on Naxos. The same holds true for Gidon Kremer, who has transcribed the Preludes for violin.

Although one loses the the cello’s bass-to-treble-register tessitura, Kremer compensates by intensifying dynamic contrasts and articulations. As a result, the repeated phrases of Nos. 2 and 19 sound fascinatingly quirky and obsessive here, rather than merely playful. On the other hand, the violin arguably lends itself better to No. 7’s rapidly spinning figurations. On violin, the Sarabande (No. 18) takes on a stentorian character quite different from the cello’s warmer resonant overtones. The elegant concluding Menuet (No. 24) falls within the cello’s tenor and mezzo-soprano ranges in such a way that the long lines suggest a seamless conversation between two singers. By contrast, the music’s high-lying range on the violin conveys a completely different impression: ethereal, otherworldly.

I wouldn’t want to be without Feigelson’s standard-setting recording of Weinberg’s original cello versions, yet Kremer’s effective arrangements and fiercely focused interpretations deserve equal consideration. Allow these pieces to grow on you over time; they’re well worth your attention.

– ClassicsToday (Jed Distler)

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 Prelude No. 1 02:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude No. 1
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  2. 2 Prelude No. 2 01:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    Prelude No. 2
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  3. 3 Prelude No. 3 01:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude No. 3
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  4. 4 Prelude No. 4 01:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    Prelude No. 4
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  5. 5 Prelude No. 5 02:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude No. 5
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  6. 6 Prelude No. 6 01:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude No. 6
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  7. 7 Prelude No. 7 01:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 7
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  8. 8 Prelude No. 8 01:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prelude No. 8
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  9. 9 Prelude No. 9 01:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude No. 9
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  10. 10 Prelude No. 10 01:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prelude No. 10
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  11. 11 Prelude No. 11 01:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude No. 11
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  12. 12 Prelude No. 12 02:50
    Track
    12
    Title
    Prelude No. 12
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  13. 13 Prelude No. 13 01:41
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude No. 13
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  14. 14 Prelude No. 14 00:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    Prelude No. 14
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  15. 15 Prelude No. 15 04:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude No. 15
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  16. 16 Prelude No. 16 01:54
    Track
    16
    Title
    Prelude No. 16
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  17. 17 Prelude No. 17 02:22
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude No. 17
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  18. 18 Prelude No. 18 03:14
    Track
    18
    Title
    Prelude No. 18
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  19. 19 Prelude No. 19 02:02
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude No. 19
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  20. 20 Prelude No. 20 02:02
    Track
    20
    Title
    Prelude No. 20
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  21. 21 Prelude No. 21 01:44
    Track
    21
    Title
    Prelude No. 21
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  22. 22 Prelude No. 22 01:11
    Track
    22
    Title
    Prelude No. 22
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  23. 23 Prelude No. 23 02:15
    Track
    23
    Title
    Prelude No. 23
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer
  24. 24 Prelude No. 24 03:16
    Track
    24
    Title
    Prelude No. 24
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Mieczysław Weinberg
    Performer
    Gidon Kremer