WEINBERG: Chamber Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3, East-West Chamber Orchestra • Rostislav Krimer/Naxos 8.574063 After a drought comes a flood. After the many years in which the neglected composer Weinberg’s remarkable symphonic output languished in obscurity, a positive cornucopia of new issues continues unabated. Weinberg’s vivid style combines elements of Jewish, Polish and Russian musical cultures. Featured here in truly incisive performances by the East-West Chamber Orchestra (the resident orchestra of the Yuri Bashmet International Music Festival) under the talented Rostislav Krimer are two of the composer’s chamber symphonies, emblematic of his remarkably focussed and striking style. Both syphonies are derived from string quartets; they make a distinguished addition to the recorded Weinberg canon.
