Project Paloma 2 Russi... - andrew West Emily Beynon - Audio CD (Arrives in 20 days)

Prokofiev depicted the violence and tragedy of his country's wartime experience in three great piano sonatas, before turning to an older, simpler Russia as inspiration for his Flute Sonata (1942-3). The musicians have always felt that this work inhabits a similar world to the paintings of Marc Chagall, rooted in village life, fairy tale and fantasy.

Weinberg's compositions also drew on elements of folklore from his Polish and Jewish background. His life, however, was full of suffering. In 1939 he fled east from Warsaw, and members of his family were later killed by both Nazis and Soviets. By 1943 he had settled in Moscow, where Shostakovich became his patron.
The Twelve Miniatures (1945) appear almost naive in their clarity, but their surface innocence is deceptive, and their mood elusive, often undercut by a current of unease.
Andrew West

Tracklist

1. Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures For Flute and Piano Op. 29 1.
2. Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures For Flute and Piano Op. 29 2.
3. Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures For Flute and Piano Op. 29 3.
4. Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures For Flute and Piano Op. 29 4.
5. Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures For Flute and Piano Op. 29 5.
6. Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures For Flute and Piano Op. 29 6.
7. Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures For Flute and Piano Op. 29 7.
8. Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures For Flute and Piano Op. 29 8.
9. Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures For Flute and Piano Op. 29 9.
10. Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures For Flute and Piano Op. 29 10.
11. Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures For Flute and Piano Op. 29 11.
12. Weinberg: Twelve Miniatures For Flute and Piano Op. 29 12.
13. Prokofiev: Sonata For Flute and Piano Op. 94 I. Moderato
14. Prokofiev: Sonata For Flute and Piano Op. 94 Ii. Scherzo
15. Prokofiev: Sonata For Flute and Piano Op. 94 Iii. Andante
16. Prokofiev: Sonata For Flute and Piano Op. 94 Iv. Allegro Con

Label: Zefir Records | Origin: Holland

📌 .. Second World War Masterpieces For Flute & Piano