Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Children´s Notebooks
Animal Music, 2021
8/10
Listen to Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Children´s Notebooks
The pianist Aneta Majerová interprets the work of the Soviet composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg here, as 20+ short pieces unfold with a very diverse and accomplished spirit.
“Children’s Notebook No 1, Op. 16” opens the listen with graceful and intricate keys that flow in and out of swift, agile and intimate moments that are capable of both rumbling and gliding.
“Children’s Notebook No. 2, Op. 19”, the middle track, then utilizes firm playing alongside sophisticated and highly melodic gestures that exhibit dreamy, stirring song craft.
The final track, “Children’s Notebook No 3, Op. 23”, emits much playfulness in its meticulous nature, and just might be the best portion of the listen, although there really isn’t a dull moment to be found across the entire effort.
A truly beautiful assembly of pieces, Majerova is only the 3rd performer to tackle the collection’s complete recording, and it’s executed with immense skill and a keen attention to detail that keeps the listener enthralled for the entire 40 minutes.
Travels well with: Terezie Fialova/Jiri Barta- Beethoven The Sonatas For Piano & Cello; Tomáš Sýkora- Songs For Orchestra