Weinberg’s fraught biography included two perilous escapes from the Nazis, as he made his way from his native Poland to the Soviet Union. Many of his piano works exemplify the extreme pressures placed on him and others to conform to the official diktat.

This CD includes a World Première Recording of Two Fugues for Ludmila Berlinskaya.

2008 Grammy Nominee for Best Instrumental Soloist without Orchestra for 20th Century Piano Sonatas on Naxos Records, Allison Brewster Franzetti has received international acclaim from critics and audiences alike for stunning virtuosity and musicality.

“Franzetti’s playing in the Second Sonata is outstanding; layered and clearly the result of much thought.” – International Piano on Weinberg Complete Piano Works Vol.1