Schnittke: Cello Concerto No.2; In Memoriam
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Performer: Mstislav RostropovichComposer: Alfred Schnittke
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1992-06-02
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Concerto For Violoncello And Orchestra No. 2: I. Moderato
- Concerto For Violoncello And Orchestra No. 2: II. Allegro
- Concerto For Violoncello And Orchestra No. 2: III: Lento
- Concerto For Violoncello And Orchestra No. 2: IV: Allegretto vivo
- Concerto For Violoncello And Orchestra No. 2: V: Grave
- In memoriam...: I: Moderato
- In memoriam...: II: Tempo di Valse
- In memoriam...: III: Andante
- In memoriam...: IV: Lento
- In memoriam...: V: Moderato pastorale
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Free Music Review: Essential Schnittke!
Hit: 5 Stars
Rostropovich in the Concerto No. 2 makes a strong impression. Recorded about the time of his somewhat labored-sounding Bach suites, he sounds like a much younger man here! This work is incredibly demanding on the soloist, but Slava is able to completely transcend the work's technical difficulties to deliver a profound reading of the score.
If anything, this orchestrated version of "In Memoriam," conducted by Rostropovich, is even finer. It carries me through the whole range of human emotions every time I hear it, leading up to the most brilliant ending to a piece of music that I have ever heard. It leaves me shaken, feeling a sense of smallness next to the immense genius of the composer.
This disk contains the finest "modern music" which I have ever heard, and is recorded in very fine 20-bit sound. For fans of Schnittke, Rostropovich, contemporary music, or simply of broadening their horizons, this disk is most heartily recommended!
5/5
Schnittke: Cello Concerto No.2; In Memoriam Poster
Schnittke (b. 1934) has been called a "magician" for his nearly magical evocation of this century's most advanced musical styles. As a polystylist, he employs any mode that suits the music. He can have stretches of atonality and harsh serialism, then launch into passages of utter tonal beauty. This is a good disc that contains those features. The Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra 2 (1990) is a tense, difficult work, very demanding for the soloist (it was written for Mstislav Rostropovich). In Memoriam (1979) was originally a piano quintet, but Gennady Rozhdestvensky wanted it orchestrated. It is one of Schnittke's greatest compositions. --Paul CookClassical Music CDs
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