Mieczysław Weinberg
Polish and Soviet composer (1919–1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mieczysław Weinberg (December 8, 1919[note 1] – February 26, 1996) was a Polish, Soviet, and Russian composer and pianist. His compositions include 22 symphonies, a host of chamber works (including 17 string quartets as well as sonatas for violin, cello, and piano), a violin concerto, and seven operas. He was a contemporary of Dmitri Shostakovich, and they often shared ideas with each other. A 2004 reviewer considered him as "the third great Soviet composer, along with Prokofiev and Shostakovich".[1] A 2017 article in the New York Times noted that his "darkly lucid music is beginning to gain wider recognition."[2]
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Born | Mojsze Wajnberg (1919-12-08)December 8, 1919[note 1] Warsaw, Poland |
Died | February 26, 1996(1996-02-26) (aged 76) Moscow, Russia |
Resting place | Domodedovo Cemetery [ru] |
Nationality | Polish, Soviet, Russian |
Other names | Moisei Vainberg |
Notable work | List of compositions by Mieczyslaw Weinberg |
Spouses | Natalya Mikhoels
(m. 1942; div. 1970)Olga Rakhalskaya (m. 1970) |
Children | 2 |
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