Weinberg: Flute Concertos & Other Works Claudia Stein

• Mieczysław Weinberg (1919 - 1996): Flute Concerto No. 1, Op. 75:
• 1Flute Concerto No. 1, Op. 75: I. Allegro molto05:21
• 2Flute Concerto No. 1, Op. 75: II. Largo04:07
• 3Flute Concerto No. 1, Op. 75: III. Allegro commodo05:29
• 4Flute Concerto No. 2, Op. 148b: I. Allegro08:42
• 5Flute Concerto No. 2, Op. 148b: II. Largo04:15
• 6Flute Concerto No. 2, Op. 148b: III. Allegretto06:50
• 12 Miniatures, Op. 29b:
• 712 Miniatures, Op. 29b: No. 1, Improvisation01:37
• 812 Miniatures, Op. 29b: No. 2, Arietta01:18
• 912 Miniatures, Op. 29b: No. 3, Burleske01:10
• 1012 Miniatures, Op. 29b: No. 4, Capriccio00:41
• 1112 Miniatures, Op. 29b: No. 5, Nocturne01:37
• 1212 Miniatures, Op. 29b: No. 6, Waltz00:59
• 1312 Miniatures, Op. 29b: No. 7, Ode01:34
• 1412 Miniatures, Op. 29b: No. 8, Duet01:34
• 1512 Miniatures, Op. 29b: No. 9, Barcarolle01:46
• 1612 Miniatures, Op. 29b: No. 10, Etude00:49
• 1712 Miniatures, Op. 29b: No. 11, Intermezzo01:48
• 1812 Miniatures, Op. 29b: No. 12, Pastorale02:02
• 5 Pieces for Flute & Piano:
• 195 Pieces for Flute & Piano: No. 1, Landscape03:02
• 205 Pieces for Flute & Piano: No. 2, First Dance01:37
• 215 Pieces for Flute & Piano: No. 3, Second Dance06:12
• 225 Pieces for Flute & Piano: No. 4, Melody03:01
• 235 Pieces for Flute & Piano: No. 5, Third Dance01:58
• Total Runtime01:07:29

Info for Weinberg: Flute Concertos & Other Works

Mieczysław Weinberg’s works for flute were mainly conceived for the renowned soloist Alexander Korneyev. The earliest of these is the 12 Pieces from 1947, a playful series of character studies that touch on a variety of moods. Also from 1947, the recently rediscovered 5 Pieces draws on Debussy and the early string quartet Capriccio, Op. 11 for its ironic good humour. The First Flute Concerto has a genial air with klezmer influences, while the Second Flute Concerto, among Weinberg’s last works, is often introspective and valedictory in mood. This is the first complete recording of Weinberg’s entire output for accompanied flute.

Claudia Stein, flute
Elisaveta Blumina, piano
Szczecin Philharmonic Orchestra
David Robert Coleman, conductor

Claudia Stein
studied flute at the Dresden Music Academy with Eckart Haupt and piano with Heidrun Richter. At the age of 23 she was already appointed by Daniel Barenboim principal flute of the Berlin State Orchestra (Berliner Staatskapelle).

She has appeared with numerous international orchestras and has plays regularly in the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.

Claudia Stein is a teacher and mentor in the academy of the Berlin State Orchestra and as of 2015 she teaches in the Barenboim Said Academy Berlin. Her pupils have gone on to win positions in prestigious orchestras in Marseille, Düsseldorf, Kassel and Berlin. Claudia is also active in the music kindergarten Berlin, a unique project initiated by Barenboim. She worked on some of the pedagogical ideas leading to its foundation.

A central element to Claudia's extensive solo repertoire is new music. Composers such as John Roysek, Sebastian Undisz, David Robert Coleman, Michael Kleemann and Gisbert Näther have written works especially for her. Claudia Stein appears regularly as a soloist and chamber-music partner in major European festivals as well as in Israel, Japan and America.

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