work to impart unity, from Weinberg's Cello Concerto (1948, Op. 43). It is also important to note that Weinberg does not restrict himself to quoting Shostakovich. For example, Weinberg's Trumpet Concerto quotes Felix Mendelssohn's well-known Wedding March; his Second Piano Sonata (written in 1942, before moving to Moscow) quotes Haydn; and his Twenty First Symphony quotes a Chopin ballade. Such quotations are stylistic features shared by both Weinberg and Shostakovich. More general similarities in musical language between Shostakovich and Weinberg include the use of extended melodies, repetitive themes, and methods of developing the musical material. However, Nikitina states that "already in the 60s it was obvious that Weinberg's style was individual and essentially different from the style of Shostakovich.". Along with Shostakovich, Nikitina identifies Prokofiev, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Béla Bartók and Gustav Mahler as formative influences. Ethnic influences include not only Jewish music, but also Moldavian, Polish, Uzbek, and Armenian elements. Weinberg has been identified by a number of critics as the source of Shostakovich's own increased interest in Jewish themes. Operas The Passenger, Op. 97 (1967/68) after the book by Zofia Posmysz The Madonna and the Soldier «Мадонна и солдат», Op. 105 to a libretto by (1970) The Love of d'Artagnan «Любовь Д’Артаньяна», after The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas (1971) Pozdravlyayem! «Поздравляем!», Op. 111 after Mazel Tov by Sholem Aleichem (1975) Lady Magnesia «Леди Магнезия», Op. 112 after Passion, Poison and Petrifaction by George Bernard Shaw (1975) The Portrait, Op. 128 after Nikolai Gogol (1980) The Idiot, Op. 144 after Dostoyevsky (1985) Selected recordings Chamber Symphonies 1-4. East-West Chamber Orchestra/Rostislav Krimer. Naxos 8.574063 (2019) and 8.574210 (2021). Violin Concerto: several recordings, with soloists Leonid Kogan (1961), Linus Roth (2014) and Gidon Kremer (2021) Sonata For Clarinet & Piano (1945): Joaquin Valdepenas (clarinet), Dianne Werner (piano); Jewish Songs after Shmuel Halkin (1897–1960) for voice & piano, Op. 17 (1944): Richard Margison (tenor), Dianne Werner (piano); Piano Quintet (1944), Op. 18: ARC Ensemble, 2006. Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op.10, 1942; Symphony for string orchestra & harpsichord No. 7 in C major, Op. 81, 1964: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, (cond.), Chandos, 2010. Symphony No. 17, Op. 137 "Memory"; Symphonic Poem, Op. 143 "The Banners of Peace": USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev (cond.), Olympia OCD 590, 1996. Complete editions Complete Works for Solo Cello (24 Preludes and Four Sonatas): Yosif Feigelson, Naxos, 1996. Complete String Quartets Vol. 1 – 6: Quatuor