Symphony No. 21 (Weinberg)
The Symphony No. 21, Opus 152, subtitled Kaddish, was composed by Mieczysław Weinberg in 1991. It was the last full-orchestral symphony that Weinberg completed (he died in 1996, leaving his 22nd symphony unorchestrated).[1][2] The work is dedicated to the Warsaw Ghetto's Holocaust victims.[3]
The symphony is a single-movement work in six sections:
- Largo: this section quotes from Chopin's Ballade No. 1.[4]
- Allegro molto
- Largo
- Presto
- Andantino
- Lento: this section introduces a soprano singing a wordless requiem.[4]
The symphony was first recorded in 2014, by the Siberian Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Dmitry Vasilyev) on the Toccata Classics label.[3] The Symphony has also been recorded in 2019 by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Kremerata Baltica conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla on Deutsche Grammophon.
References
- "Weinberg: Symphony No. 21, Op. 152, Kaddish". Presto Classical. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- Whitehouse, Richard (March 2016). "Mieczysław Weinberg – Symphony No.22 & Six Ballet Scenes [Siberian Symphony Orchestra/Dmitry Vasilyev; Toccata Classics]". Classical Source. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- Norris, Geoffrey. "Weinberg Symphony No 21 (review)". Gramophone Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- Cookson, Michael. "Review: Recording of the Month". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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