Immerse yourself in the profound and haunting world of Mieczysław Weinberg's "The Passenger," a monumental classical work set for release on January 24, 2025, under the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label. This sweeping composition, spanning an impressive two hours and thirty-five minutes, is a testament to Weinberg's mastery of orchestral storytelling and emotional depth.
"The Passenger" is a dramatic oratorio that delves into the harrowing experiences of Holocaust survivors, blending powerful narratives with evocative music. The album is structured as a theatrical work, divided into acts and scenes, each conveying a poignant moment in the story. Weinberg's score is a rich tapestry of musical styles, from poignant arias to intense choral passages, all underscored by his signature harmonic language.
The tracklist is a journey through the lives of the characters, with each piece offering a glimpse into their struggles, hopes, and memories. From the haunting "Negro paredón" to the tender "Geliebter, mein geliebter Tadek!", Weinberg's music paints a vivid picture of human resilience and the enduring spirit of survival.
This album is not just a collection of tracks but a deeply moving narrative set to music. Weinberg's ability to convey the complexities of the human experience through his compositions makes "The Passenger" a standout work in the classical genre. Whether you're a longtime fan of Weinberg's music or new to his oeuvre, this album promises a deeply engaging and unforgettable listening experience.
Tracks
The Passenger, Act I Scene 1: PreludeMieczysław Weinberg, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 1: Das Ufer in der Ferne ist nicht mehr zu sehnMieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Nikolai Schukoff, Graeme Danby, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 1: Drei Jahre sind im Nu vorbeiMieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Nikolai Schukoff, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 1: Was ist los mit Ihnen, Aufseherin Franz?Mieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Nikolai Schukoff, Geraldine Dulex, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 1: Marta? Kann das Marta sein?Mieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 1: Negro paredónMieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Coro Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 1: Das ist alles Unsinn!Mieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Nikolai Schukoff, Graeme Danby, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 1: Sei still, sei stillMieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Nikolai Schukoff, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 1: Angst hat mir nachts die Kehle zugeschnürtMieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Nikolai Schukoff, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 1: Für ein schweres Vergehen, da kam sie in den "Todesblock"Mieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Nikolai Schukoff, Graeme Danby, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 1: Fort, Gespenster der Vergangenheit!Mieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Nikolai Schukoff, Coro Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 2: AppellMieczysław Weinberg, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 2: Wie langweilig ist’s hier, Hans!Mieczysław Weinberg, Albert Casals, Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Marcell Bakonyi, Geraldine Dulex, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 2: Ty ukryt ot nyeba reshyotkoyMieczysław Weinberg, Coro Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 2: Du hast gut gelernt, mein KindchenMieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Geraldine Dulex, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 2: Ta Niemka patrzy na mnie tak badawczoMieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 3: Novenkiye, novenkiye, kha, kha, kha!Mieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Olivia Doray, Helen Field, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 3: Prokhodite, ustawaytes, podrugi!Mieczysław Weinberg, Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Coro Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 3: Moi, je m’appelle YvetteMieczysław Weinberg, Olivia Doray, Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 3: Další den minul, uplynulMieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Nadezhda Karyazina, Liuba Sokolova, Coro Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 3: Vspomnyat li nas kogda-nibud lyudi?Mieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Nadezhda Karyazina, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 3: Święty Boże, Jezu Chryste!Mieczysław Weinberg, Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Liuba Sokolova, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 3: Mais pourqoui tant de rage dans ta voix?Mieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Olivia Doray, Liuba Sokolova, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 3: Skoreye, vody!Mieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Anna Gorbachyova-Ogilvie, Helen Field, Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Nadezhda Karyazina, Daveda Karanas, Geraldine Dulex, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 3: „Geliebter, mein geliebter Tadek!“Mieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Nadezhda Karyazina, Daveda Karanas, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act I Scene 3: Spasibo... Vyruchila...Mieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Anna Gorbachyova-Ogilvie, Daveda Karanas, Coro Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 4: Heil! Du kennst dich mit Geigen aus, verdammte Dinger!Mieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 4: Ty żyjesz?Mieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Gyula Orendt, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 4: Ach, ihr kennt euch?Mieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Gyula Orendt, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 4: Beregites!Mieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Anna Gorbachyova-Ogilvie, Gyula Orendt, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 5: Twój raport dotarł na czas do KrakowaMieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Gyula Orendt, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 6: Pozdravlyayu, Marta!Mieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Anna Gorbachyova-Ogilvie, Olivia Doray, Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Nadezhda Karyazina, Liuba Sokolova, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 6: Jeśliby zawezwał mnie do siebie BógMieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 6: Du vest lebn, dos iz emesMieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Olivia Doray, Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Nadezhda Karyazina, Liuba Sokolova, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 6: Hör mal, Marta, wenn du möchtest, besucht dich morgen hier dein TadeuszMieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Daveda Karanas, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 6: Tiene razón, Tadeusz tiene razónMieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Coro Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 6: Bon, après moi répète: je visMieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Olivia Doray, Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, Nadezhda Karyazina, Liuba Sokolova, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 6: Ty, dolinushka dolina, razdolye shirokoyeMieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Anna Gorbachyova-Ogilvie, Olivia Doray, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 6: Ne zabyvayte nas!Mieczysław Weinberg, Anna Gorbachyova-Ogilvie, Olivia Doray, Lidia Vinyes Curtis, Liuba Sokolova, Daveda Karanas, Coro Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 7: Es ist hier so schön, und du bleibst in der KabineMieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Nikolai Schukoff, Graeme Danby, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 7: Walter, du denkst nur voll Sorge an deine KarriereMieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Nikolai Schukoff, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 7: Your Good Health, SirMieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Nikolai Schukoff, Graeme Danby, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 7: Was ist los, Lisa?Mieczysław Weinberg, Daveda Karanas, Nikolai Schukoff, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 8: Spiel tüchtig auf, Geiger!Mieczysław Weinberg, Hrólfur Sæmundsson, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 8: J. S. Bach: Chaconne in D MinorMieczysław Weinberg, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Scene 8: Negro paredónMieczysław Weinberg, Coro Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
The Passenger, Act II Epilogue: Jak cicho wokół mnie!Mieczysław Weinberg, Amanda Majeski, Orquesta Del Teatro Real De Madrid, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
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