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).[1] The work is dedicated to the Warsaw Ghetto's Holocaust victims.[2]

The symphony is a single-movement work in six sections:

The symphony was first recorded in 2014, by the Siberian Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Dmitry Vasilyev) on the Toccata Classics label.[2]

References

  1. "Weinberg: Symphony No. 21, Op. 152, Kaddish". Presto Classical. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Norris, Geoffrey. "Weinberg Symphony No 21 (review)". Gramophone Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cookson, Michael. "Review: Recording of the Month". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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