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Schnittke’s Cello Concerto is a big, heavy work consisting of two dark and gloomy slow movements followed by a considerably lighter one that ends in
Alfred Schnittke’s four-movement Choir Concerto (1984/85) mixes familiar Russian liturgical style–dense-textured, heavy on the bass end but not afraid to occasionally launch the sopranos into
Alfred Schnittke’s Psalms of Repentance is a concert work, but its impact is truly spiritual, the product of deeply felt, highly personal beliefs of its
Alfred Schnittke’s music for these four films sounds just like Schnittke–big surprise. Leaving out his late works, most of which are just plain miserable, his
This disc presents two fairly conservative choral works by Alfred Schnittke (1934-98). For the most part, elements of Schnittke’s famous polystylism are missing here, with
Shostakovich’s First Piano Concerto showcases the composer’s freewheeling early style at its zany apogee. The best way to play this music is to simply foam
Despite the poor choice of couplings, this disc contains outstanding performances of both major works. The Clinton-Narboni Duo on Elan recently set the standard in
It’s curious that Delos should choose this release, a program of chamber music lasting just under 48 minutes, as one of its first Super Audio
Nikolai Myaskovsky’s Sinfonietta, composed in 1929, is not only the longest work (at 24 minutes) on this disc, but also is the least compelling. The
Live Classics’ Natalia Gutman “Portrait” series continues with a second volume documenting the cellist’s work from her early career up to the present. A 1967
