Weinberg / East-west Chamber Orch / Krimer - Chamber Symphonies 2 & 4 - Music CD

Symphonic thinking dominated Mieczyslaw Weinberg's final decade, and these chamber symphonies are part of an interrelated sequence that reworks and cites earlier pieces. The Second Chamber Symphony draws on a string quartet from 1944, reflecting the sombre and fatalistic tone of the period. The Fourth Chamber Symphony was Weinberg's last completed work, and uses a haunting chorale melody that he once referred to as a constant presence throughout his creativity. Weinberg's First and Third Chamber Symphonies(8.574063) 'blossom in vividly colorful performances' (Pizzicato).