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Re: Russian Composers

Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2008-12-19 14:55

According to the liner notes for a recording of his first and fourth chamber symphonies, Mieczyslaw Weinberg (Moishei Vainberg) was born in Warsaw. He fled from the Germans to the Soviet Union in 1939. He also wrote a clarinet concerto, recently released on Chandos. His fourth chamber symphony, a rather unusual work (Olympia OCD 651), is for string orchestra and (obbligato) clarinet (and a triangle which plays a total of four notes).

Of my earlier mention of Khrennikov, Norbert the Parrot wrote: "I assume you are referring to the fact that Tikhon Khrennikov was a communist." That's not what I was referring to at all. I was actually referring to his controversial tenure as Secretary General of the Union of Soviet Composers. If the movie makers are looking for composers who were impacted adversely by the Stalin regime, he would not qualify. Next time don't ass/u/me, ask.

Here are a few more to consider. Boris Tchaikovsky, born in Moscow in 1925, has had a number of his works recorded recently. (He can win you money at parties betting against clarinerds who will assure you there is no Tchaikovsky Clarinet Concerto -- though it's more like a concertino.) Lev Knipper (born in Georgia when it was part of Russia) was also a prolific composer who seems to have thrived under Stalin (per Wikipedia he was an OGPU-NKVD secret agent as well as a prolific composer). His works also include a clarinet concerto, recorded on a Melodiya LP. Nikolai Rakov also comes to mind.

Best regards,
jnk

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