Weinberg - Chamber Symphonies Nos 3 & 4
£14.49
In stock - available for despatch within 1 working day
Despatch Information
This despatch estimate is based on information from both our own stock and the UK supplier's stock.
If ordering multiple items, we will aim to send everything together so the longest despatch estimate will apply to the complete order.
If you would rather receive certain items more quickly, please place them on a separate order.
If any unexpected delays occur, we will keep you informed of progress via email and not allow other items on the order to be held up.
If you would prefer to receive everything together regardless of any delay, please let us know via email.
Pre-orders will be despatched as close as possible to the release date.
Label: Chandos
Cat No: CHSA5146
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 5th January 2015
Contents
Artists
Helsingborg Symphony OrchestraConductor
Thord SvedlundWorks
Chamber Symphony no.3, op.151Chamber Symphony no.4 for string orchestra and clarinet, op.153
Artists
Helsingborg Symphony OrchestraConductor
Thord SvedlundAbout
The on-going SACD series of orchestral works by Weinberg now explores some lesser-known, late works of the composer. This disc features the last two Chamber Symphonies, which indeed reflect a largely hidden, yet still prolific period of his life. The Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, recording with Chandos for the first time, is conducted by the highly experienced and versatile Thord Svedlund.
Not only is Chamber Symphony No.4 the penultimate work that Weinberg completed, but it can also be read as a summation of his entire life and oeuvre. The elegiac mood shaping the piece echoes his last decade – of infirmity, loss of friends to death and emigration, and gradual decline in public and professional interest in his work. Then each movement shares some reminiscences of Weinberg’s life: the placid strings weaving a delicate childlike lullaby; the opening chorale having already been used in some of Weinberg’s masterpieces; and the folk-like themes of the solo clarinet in the last two movements deriving from others.
Apart from the sad, wistful last movement (Andantino) heralding No.4, Chamber Symphony No.3 is closely linked to String Quartet No.5, Op.27 through its recitative-like melody. At the same time, it perfectly justifies both the term ‘Chamber Symphony’ and the orchestra here playing it: the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1912, originally as a chamber orchestra, and now has claims to being one of the oldest in Sweden.
Error on this page? Let us know here
Need more information on this product? Click here