Alexander Weprik (1899-1958) was trained at the Conservatory in Leipzig as a child. In the 1920s he was considered the great hope of Jewish music. Just like Hungarian and Rumanian folk music for Béla Bartók, the traditional Jewish music was a spring of renewal for Weprik's work. Hardly ever has another composer come so close to the spirit of synagogue music and has spiritualized it as much as Weprik. Stylistically his works are hard to categorize.
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Rhapsody, Op. 11: II. Lento, recitando
Rhapsody, Op. 11: I. Recitando - Allegro
Songs of the Dead, Op. 4: II. Ziemlich langsam
Songs of the Dead, Op. 4: I. Massig bewegt
Songs of the Dead, Op. 4: III. Entschlossen
Songs of the Dead, Op. 4: IV. Ziemlich lebhaft
Rhapsody, Op. 11: III. Non troppo vivace
Songs of the Dead, Op. 4: V. Massiges zeitmass
Kaddisch, Op. 6
2 Jewish Folk Songs, Op. 8: Spaziren sainen mir gegangen
2 Jewish Folk Songs, Op. 8: O sait gesunterheit
Chant rigoureus, Op. 9 (trans. W. Borisowskij)
Rhapsody op.11 I.
Songs of the Dead op.4 III.
Songs of the Dead op.4 IV.
Songs of the Dead op.4 V.
Poem op.6
Rhapsody op.11 II.
Rhapsody op.11 III.
3 Folk Dances, Op. 13b (version for piano trio): No. 1. Allegro moderato
2 Jewish Songs, Op. 10: Eins un zwei
2 Jewish Songs, Op. 10: Hant zu hant
3 Folk Dances, Op. 13b (version for piano trio): No. 2. Lento
Suite, Op. 7: I. Comoditto, abbandono
Suite, Op. 7: II. Barocco, al rigore di Tempo
Suite, Op. 7: III. Capriccioso, ma placido
Rhapsodie Op. 11.1
Rhapsody Op.11 2. Satz
Dance
Suite op. 7 A
3 Folk Dances, Op. 13b (version for piano trio): No. 3. Allegro
Sonata No. 1
Allegro Moderato
Songs Of The Dead For Viola And Piano, Op. 4: I. Massig Bewegt
Chant Rigoureux For Viola And Piano, Op. 9
Allegro
I. Recitando - Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 2
Songs Of The Dead For Viola And Piano, Op. 4: II. Ziemlich Langsam
Songs Of The Dead For Viola And Piano, Op. 4: III. Entschlossen
Songs Of The Dead For Viola And Piano, Op. 4: IV. Ziemlich Lebhaft
Songs Of The Dead For Viola And Piano, Op. 4: V. Massiges Zeitmass
Kaddisch (Poem) For Viola And Piano, Op. 6
Rhapsody For Viola And Piano, Op. 11: III. Non Troppo Vivace
Lento
Rhapsody For Viola And Piano, Op. 11: I. Recitando: Allegro
Rhapsody For Viola And Piano, Op. 11: II. Lento, Recitando
Rhapsody op.11 III. Non troppo vivace
Songs of the Dead op.4 I. Massig bewegt
Songs of the Dead op.4 II. Ziemlich langsam
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