Symphony No.7 in C major for Harpsichord and Strings - Mieczysław Weinberg

Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio conducted by Anna Duczmal-Mróz. Dorota Frąckowiak-Kapała as the harpsichord performer. I - Adagio sostenuto - attacca: 0:00 II - Allegro - Adagio sostenuto - attacca: 5:58 III - Andante: 11:29 IV - Adagio sostenuto: 16:52 V- Allegro - Adagio sostenuto: 19:39 Weinberg’s Seventh Symphony was completed in 1964, being dedicated to Rudolf Barshai, conductor of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra who premiered the work. In October 1967 a recording of it was made for the Melodiya label. Rudolf Barshai, a conductor of Jewish origin, like Weinberg, who emigrated to Israel in 1977, enraging the Soviet authorities. His name was erased from all record. As an anecdote, when a client asked in a Melodiya warehouse for one of his recordings, one had to say that wanted Barshai’s records, those in which there was no conductor. The work is orchestrated for haprishorch and strings. Using a harpsichord at this date conveyed a certain piquan