Alfred Schnittke: Concerti Grossi 1 & 5; Quasi una sonata
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Composer: Alfred SchnittkeConductor: Christoph von Dohnanyi
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Gidon Kremer
Performer: Andras Schiff
Performer: Coe
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2002-11-12
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- Concerto Grosso No. 1, for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano & 21 strings: 1. Preludio: Andante
- Concerto Grosso No. 1, for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano & 21 strings: 2. Toccata: Allegro
- Concerto Grosso No. 1, for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano & 21 strings: 3. Recitativo: Lento
- Concerto Grosso No. 1, for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano & 21 strings: 4. Cadenza (without tempo indication)
- Concerto Grosso No. 1, for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano & 21 strings: 5. Rondo: Agitato
- Concerto Grosso No. 1, for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano & 21 strings: 6. Postludio: Andante - Allegro - Andante
- Concerto Grosso No. 5, for violin, piano & orchestra: 1. Allegretto
- Concerto Grosso No. 5, for violin, piano & orchestra: 2. (Without tempo indication)
- Concerto Grosso No. 5, for violin, piano & orchestra: 3. Allegro vivace
- Concerto Grosso No. 5, for violin, piano & orchestra: 4. Lento
- Quasi una sonata, for violin & chamber orchestra
Free Music Notes for Alfred Schnittke: Concerti Grossi 1 & 5; Quasi una sonata
Free Music Review: Another essential Schnittke
Hit: 5 Stars
Lets get facts straight, as I see on a classical chat site where this guy rates Schnittke a 7 out of 10, and Shostakovich a 10. Schnittke was not second to Shostakovich in any aspects of writing. Both write from different styles, yet Schnittke draws on Shostakovich as MUCH AS HE NEEDED. You see Schnittke was not afraid to "borrow" ideas from any composer.
Frankly I know of no other composer that si as ecelitic and dynamic as Schnittke, thgough as I say Shostakovich was just as eloquent and expressive.
. Obviously one can't make a direct comparison, both composers are acknowledged as masters in russia, and the musical world in russia are in agreement that Schnittke was Shosty's true heir. Though Schnittke was not purely russian, but german, russian, and viennese as well, he lived in all 3 places due to the war. . A true eccletic composer.
Schnittke along with Allan Pettersson are the 2 last of the great composers starting with Bach. Both are far superior to Both learned from Stravinsky, others, and moved on fropm Stravinsy's ballets. . (I brought up Stravinsky because I see so many classicphiles who just can't for whatever reason, move beyond Stravinsky. Stravinsky to me was a pop hit/the talk of the town so to speak, in his days in Paris/America, but since has been surpassed by quite a few, Stravinsky was mainly for ballet, this is where his genius lays. )
Schnittke really has no minor works, 95% or what he wrote is superior writing, more that Shostakovich who indeed has a few less than stellar works. .
Performance quiality on this cd is top notch, as is all of Kremer's recordings in Schnittke.
Read Hutchinson's excellent reviews on Schnittke.
Schnittke represents the culmination of 20th century high art in classical music.
I highly recommend to all Schnittke fans the book, A Schnittke Reader/editor Ivashkin.
Schnittke was as great in music as he was in philosophical and religious thought. An amazing individual of a powerful and profound mind
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