Mieczyslaw Weinberg

The work of Polish-born Soviet composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg (also transliterated as Moisey Vainberg) was once one of the best-kept secrets of 20th century Russian music. His style is Romantic at its core, but makes use of a highly expanded tonal palette combined with vibrant instrument coloring. After Weinberg's death, Russian recordings of his music started trickling into the West, and more and more artists began discovering it anew. His never-mediocre symphonies have struck a responsive chord among many enthusiasts of mainstream orchestral literature, in particular those lis...