Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 21 “Kaddish” – Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Gidon Kremer (2CD)

UPC: 002894836566 / 028948365661

MPN: 483 6566 GH2 

Brand Name: Deutsche Grammophon

Overview

This landmark release on Deutsche Grammophon brings together Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, the acclaimed Lithuanian conductor, with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Gidon Kremer, and his Kremerata Baltica. The double album presents two symphonies by Polish-born composer Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996): Symphony No. 2 for String Orchestra (1946) and Symphony No. 21 “Kaddish” (1991). Dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Warsaw Ghetto, the Kaddish Symphony has been described as “a musical monument” to one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century.

Product Features

• Format: 2 Audio CDs
• Total Time: CD 1 – 34:21 | CD 2 – 54:38
• Genre: Classical, 20th Century Symphony
• Composer: Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996)
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon (2019)

• Performers:

  • Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor
  • Gidon Kremer, solo violin
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
  • Kremerata Baltica
• Made in EU

Interesting Facts

• This is Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla’s debut album on Deutsche Grammophon.
• Gidon Kremer compared Weinberg’s Kaddish Symphony to a “Mahler’s Eleventh Symphony”, highlighting its monumental scope.
• Weinberg, a close friend of Dmitri Shostakovich, survived World War II but lost much of his family in the Holocaust, shaping the emotional intensity of his music.
• Symphony No. 2, composed in 1946, reveals Weinberg’s early lyrical voice, while Symphony No. 21, completed in 1991, confronts historical memory with searing power.
• The project was supported by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland within the NIEPODLEGŁA 2017–2022 programme.

Track Listing

CD 1 – Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 (1946)

1. Allegro moderato
2. Adagio
3. Allegretto

CD 2 – Symphony No. 21 “Kaddish,” Op. 152 (1991)

1. Largo
2. Allegro molto
3. Largo
4. Presto
5. Andantino
6. Lento

Publishers

• © 2019 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
• A Universal Music Company

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