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Irina Shostakovich and Alexander Raskatov in a conversation about Mieczysław WeinbergIrina Shostakovich and Alexander Raskatov share their personal memories about Weinberg. The International Weinberg Society filmed this video in Paris World Premiere Recording of Weinberg´s Opera "The Idiot" under the baton of Thomas SanderlingRelease date 2nd of October 2015The Idiot, composed in 1986/1987, is Mieczyslaw Weinberg's last opera. It intensifies Dostoevsky´s novel into a sudden series of images on a multiple stage, including as well epic comments. This is the recording of the staging of the National Theatre of Mannheim under the baton of Thomas Sanderling, which was awarded the title “Premiere of the Year” in 2013 by the German magazine Opernwelt. Available at this link: Eleonore Büning´s review of "The Idiot" in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ( in german)
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