How “The New World Suite” was Discovered
The second Naxos recording of orchestral music by Ignatz Wagalter was released in May 2015. The story behind the discovery of this long-lost work is remarkable.
Waghalter Songs to be Performed at Atlanta Concert Commemorating Holocaust-Era Composers
Two cycles of songs composed by Ignatz Waghalter will be performed on March 23, 2017 at a concert at Kennesaw State University’s School of Music. The title of the concert is Songs Not Silenced: Music Forbidden in the Holocaust. The concert is devoted to the work of composers whose work …
Naxos Release of Waghalter’s New World Suite
Naxos has released its second recording of orchestral music by Ignatz Waghalter including the New World Suite, Mandragola: Overture and Intermezzo as well as Masaryk’s Peace March.
Preserving the Legacy of My Grandfather, Ignatz Waghalter
By David Waghalter Green
“For me, the recovery of Waghalter’s music has made possible, in a profoundly personal sense, a deeper understanding of my grandfather. His music reveals a man of intense and fluctuating emotions. Despite all the difficulties that he encountered in his life, Waghalter’s view of the world was essentially optimistic, hopeful and idealistic.”
Waghalter’s Sinfonia performed at Toronto Concert
Ignatz Waghalter’s Sinfonia was performed on November 14, 2014 in Toronto’s CBC Glenn Gould Studio.
Waghalter’s Violin Concerto performed at Gala Concert in Warsaw’s Teatr Wielki
Ignatz Waghalter’s Violin Concero in A Major, Opus 15, was performed on October 27, 2014 in Warsaw’s historic Teatr Wielki at a Gala Concert celebrating the Grand Opening of the Core Exhibit at the Museum of the History of Polish Jewry. The event was attended by an audience of more than 1700 people from all over the world.
Naxos to Release Second Waghalter CD in April 2015
A second CD featuring orchestral works of Ignatz Waghalter, with conductor Alexander Walker leading the New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, will be released in April 2015.
Waghalter CD awarded “Supersonic” citation by Pizzicato Magazine
The December 2012 issue of Pizzicato has awarded its coveted Supersonic designation to the new Naxos CD of the Ignatz Waghalter’s Violin Concerto and other music for Violin, which features the brilliant Polish-born soloist Irmina Trynkos.
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Reviews of First Naxos Waghalter CD
Reviews of the Naxos Waghalter CD
Ignatz Who? Irmina Trynkos Discusses a Forgotten Composer
Interview by Jerry Dubins of Fanfare Magazine with violinist Irmina Trynkos on her discovery and new Naxos recording of violin works by Ignatz Waghalter.