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A treasury of the composer's writings--many never before published, even in Russian. Here Schnittke speaks of his life, his works, and a broad range of topics in 20th-century composition, performance, and other arts. ... Read more

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A deeper insight into Schnittke's world
The original book written in Russian was then translated into German. The German edition had many photographs, the only aspect I missed in this English abridged version. Otherwise Ivashkin conversations with Schnittke are very revealing of his world, and of his vision on the state of classical music.

The simple views that empty virtuosity is not enough, the view that the orchestra is like the universe, thus boundless and not an elitist frozen past are refreshing at a time where so many formations are in dire financial situation, principally because of the lack of imagination of their music directors. Check how many orchestras have programmed Schnittke's orchestra music this season and you'll understand...
The intricacy of good and evil, so present in his works are revealed to the reader.

Follows a series of more technical dissertations on XX Century works by other composers. I felt I was lacking the technical basis for fully benefiting from the discussion.
Portraits by friends were revealing about Schnittke but also about the friends own personalities: Rostropovitch preface in that regard is more about himself than anything else...

So in conclusion, a worthy effort in English by A. Ivashkin who should be commended for his relentless efforts in a time where the soup of the politically correct is our musical diet! ... Read more

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Der Erwerb des Buches enthält gleichzeitig die kostenlose Mitgliedschaft im Buchklub des Verlags zum Ausprobieren - dort können Sie von über einer Million Bücher ohne weitere Kosten auswählen. Das Buch besteht aus Wikipedia-Artikeln: György Ligeti, Horst Stein, Kurt Fiebig, Wolfgang-Andreas Schultz, Monica Bleibtreu, Alfred Schnittke, Hans-Peter Reinecke, Philipp Jarnach, Rolf Liebermann, Hans Poser, Manfred Lahnstein, Volker Banfield, Hermann Rauhe, Ulrich Leyendecker, Nils Landgren, Oliver Scheytt, Franz Zaunschirm, Peter Michael Hamel, Peter Schwenkow, Curt Cress, Heinz Wunderlich, Rolf Mares, Pjotr Olev, Simone Young, David Geringas, Rolf Nagel, Dieter Stolte, Jane Comerford, Diether de la Motte, Dieter Glawischnig, Michael Goldstein, Claus Ocker, Conny Sommer, Margot Guilleaume, Elmar Lampson, Hans-Jörg Packeiser, Hanns-Martin Schneidt, Walter Hilgers, Wilhelm Maler, Karlheinz Zöller, Joe Gallardo, Ingrid Kremling, Johannes Faber, Wolfgang Schlüter, Fiete Felsch, Albert Bittner, Gerd Schnack, Hans Friedrich Micheelsen, Christoph Schönherr, Olaf Van Gonnissen, Fré Focke, Matthias Höfs, Evgeni Koroliov, Gesine Dreyer, Gernot Kahl, Stanley Weiner, Maria Graf, Stefan Diez, Rolf Reichelt, Heinrich Köbberling, Micha Keding, Ingrid Stampa, Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg, Hans-Georg Lotz, Gerhart Darmstadt, Wolfgang Zerer, Roland Matthies, Marian Migdal, Bernd Ahlert, Cornelius Trantow, Ulrich Baudach,. Online finden Sie die kostenlose Aktualisierung der Bücher. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: György Sándor Ligeti (Georg Alexander) (* 28. Mai 1923 in Dicsőszentmárton, rum. Târnăveni, dt. Sankt Martin, Siebenbürgen, Rumänien; † 12. Juni 2006 in Wien) war ein ungarischer Komponist jüdischer Abstammung und später österreichischer Staatsbürger. Ligeti gilt als einer der bedeutenden Komponisten des 20. Jahrhunderts und als ein Erneuerer der Neuen Musik. Einer größeren Öffentlichkeit bekannt wurde er durch die Verwendung seiner Musik als Filmmus...http://booksllc.net/?l=de&id=73125 ... Read more

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Schnittke's six-movement "Concerto Grosso" was premiered in Leningrad on March 21, 1977. The work is inspired by Baroque forms and style. Alfred Schnittke, born in 1934, is one of the most often performed of contemporary Russian composers. ... Read more

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This biography of the Russian composer Alfred Schnittke (born in 1934) presents a portrait of a man whose musical input has been inextricably linked to the strictures of life in the Soviet Union. His music, as a reflection of Russian cultural and social traditions, as well as mentality, enjoys tremendous popularity in his own country, and increasingly on an international level. Sixtieth-birthday celebrations in 1994 left no doubt as to the stature of this prolific composer, who has suffered three strokes since 1985. Born in the Volga German republic of the USSR, Schnittke enjoyed early formative musical experiences in 1940s Vienna. For most of his adult life in Russia, however, his music was powerfully shaped by the frustrations of the Soviet period; he reacted strongly against the ideology of the era. After his controversially dissonant oratorio, "Nagasaki" (1958), he was attacked for writing music with "bourgeois" and "formalistic" tendancies. But despite and perhaps because of official disapproval, his music, particularly from the "First Symphony" (1969-1972) onwards, achieved immense popularity in Russia, and later abroad.Schnittke has also established himself as one of the country's foremost film music composers, working for the Mosfilm studios in the 1970s and 1980s. His symphonies lie arguably at the end of the Germanic symphonic tradition, but each represents a new concept of the genre for the 20th century. His works are strongly original, but also reveal the influence of Shostakovich (of whom Schnittke has been described as the musical heir); however, each of Schnittke's compositions can be understood primarily to offer a unique synthesis of many different influences and styles. The author gives detailed and admiring discussion of Schnittke's music and his theories, arguing that the various stylistic elements in his works - his "polystylism" - may be perceived as part of a new, more universal language. This text is part of the 20th-century composers series, examining composers in a biographical context, and offering a comprehensive study of key figures in the creation of 20th-century music. None of the books in the series presume a knowledge of specialized terms or musical notation. Each book in the series features a list of works, a bibliography, and a discography.Amazon.com Review
The story of Soviet composer Alfred Schnittke is one that willgive pause even to the gods of irony. The descendent of German andJewish inhabitants of what was once the German Volga S.S.R. in theSoviet Union, he received his first musical training as a young boy inSoviet-occupied Vienna. Baptized as a Roman Catholic at age 48(although he had strong Russian Orthodox tendencies), this son ofdedicated Communists employed a musical idiom almost as varied as hisbackground. One of the most interesting aspects of AlexanderIvashkin's lucid account of the composer's life is his long strugglein the face of the hostility shown by the apparatchiks that ran theSoviet composer's union, a hostility that made it impossible forSchnittke to attend many performances of his works when they requireda travel permit outside Soviet territory. Fortunately, as the regimeapproached collapse, the difficulties experienced by Schnittke and hisfellow Soviet artists during the decades of Soviet rule abated. Thisentry in Phaidon's 20th-Century Composers series offers a well-writtenaccount of the essential aspects of Schnittke's life and work. ... Read more

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some problems with this book
This book is a good, quick read, and, as it is apparently the only biography of Schnittke (at least in English), it will have to do.But it has more than a few printing errors; words are missing not only between pages 141 and 142, as another reviewer noted, but between 123 and 124; in addition, some lines are repeated on successive pages and there are other typos.Substantively, I did not feel after finishing the book that I knew what Schnittke was like as a person, other than that, later in life, he became a Christian of a mystical, if not crazy, bent, although the author would never put it negatively like that; he writes not a negative word about Schnittke or his music (though he does call him "a great human being").Another problem with the book is that some of the author's descriptions of the music are almost meaningless (though I acknowledge that it is difficult to describe music).Examples include, "At the end of the symphony Shostakovich appears to draw aside real space, transporting us from gloomy everyday occurrences into the infinity of astral space."Or, "At times a particular interval becomes the principal character of a work. ...All these symbols ... ultimately enable one to widen the frame of the music as though into outer space."Finally, the author repeatedly refers to Schnittke's popularity and the throngs who attend performances of his music.I am only lately acquiring a taste for Schnittke's music, but it is an acquired taste, and I remain sceptical of the author's claims as to his popularity.

A very lightweight and loosely edited biography with little analysis of the music
This entry in Phaidon Press' biographies of 20th century composers describes the life and work of Alfred Schnittke, the great Russian postmodernist, and is written by noted Russian cellist and friend of the composer Alexander Ivashkin. The work was published in 1996, two years before Schnittke's death. However, because Schnittke's last years were fraught with ill health, there is a general supposition that his career had ended. How surprised Ivashkin must have been to see a final bust of activity from the composer's pen shortly after the book's appearance.

As with all of Phaidon Press' biographies, the focus here is on the life and surroundings of the composer. Ivashkin describes in detail the composer's youth in Engels and Vienna, his tribulations in the Moscow Conservatory, and his marriage and family life. His pieces are often mention in connection to the events that inspired them, such as the death of his mother that led to his Piano Quintet. Unfortunately, there is very little in the way of analysis of his works. What few scores are shown in the book are given only to spice up the text with illustrations, they are not used by Ivashkin to point out the important innovations of Schnittke's music.

Beyond this lightweight nature, the book is fraught with other problems. There is a lot of repetition, many events are presented out of chronological order (for example, a chapter on the 1970s going back to the 1960s), and much tighter editing was necessary. There is even an error with typesetting where a sentence somehow disappears between pages 141 and 142. Becuase the work was rather obnoxious in these regards, I wouldn't recommend it except to hardcore fans of Schnittke who want to read as much as possible about him, or to people who just want to know the general outline of his life without knowing how his pieces work.

excellent Schnittke book
This book is an excellent biography and overview of the music of Alfred Schnittke.The casual listener probably wouldn't be interested, but for those that love Schnittke's music this is a goldmine.It provides plenty of insight in the personal life of Schnittke and the events that helped shape his music.It details many of his personal political struggles (which would truly make comparisons to Shostakovich even clearer.)

There is also, of course, discussions on the music.No in depth analysis or anything, just good commentary on them.I don't have a musical education and the book was still quite enjoyable to me.

Another wonderful inclusion is the discography and the catalogue of works.

This will probably be the definative account of Schnittke's life (in English anyway.)One can only hope though that it will be updated as the book was written two years before Scnittke's death.I highly recommend this excellent book.

The book on Alfred Schnittke that you must have!
This book is the perfect introduction to the life of the late composer. I learned many details about his upbringing and his influences.

Ivashkin has managed to give an overview of Schnittke and replaced him in the history of Soviet composers. The author let sometimes his own grief about the soviet system and some of its membersset on fire his style...

Having discovered Schnittke's music abroad, I would comment that his music goes beyond the Russian borders and in this sense, Ivashkin's natural focus on Soviet ties may be only showing one side of the equation.

But he made me miss even more the opportunity to meet with Schnittke as he was in Banff in Canada few years ago. Thanks to the author a biography exists. Sadly it will have to be updated. I wishedarticles by Schnittke would be available in english as well as a more exhaustive interpretive catalog of his work and recordings. Thanks to Phaidon for a superb volume!

a good description of a remarkable life
it is so difficult to find information about late 20th century composers. it is all the more remarkable when one finds a breezy, readable textdevoted to the extraordinary life path taken by alfred schnittke.thisbook covers schnittke's upbringing, noth personally and musically.it isespecially interesting as a study of the intrigue attendant to the title of"soviet composer".ironically enough, 60s soviet union was oneof the few places where dissent and symphonic music were both takenseriously enough that forms of music could be deemed a threat.and, asthis book details, schnittke dissented in more than merely his form ofmusic.the book's major weakness is that it assumes a working knowledgeof schnittke's music and its differences with other 20th century orchestralmusic.author ivashkin is himself an accomplished new zealand musician andwhat is second knowledge to him is not so well known to lay readers, suchas myself, who can be fascinated by the lovely discordant wierdness whichis schnittke.he does discuss the music quite a bit, though, and his styleof never staying too long on any one compostition or life event is inkeeping with the pace of modern life.it's not quite a beach book, but ifound it a very easy read.recommended highly. ... Read more

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Chapters: Operas by Alfred Schnittke, Symphony No. 9, Symphony No. 4, Historia Von D. Johann Fausten, Symphony No. 2, Symphony No. 1, Life With an Idiot. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Symphony No. 9 by Alfred Schnittke was written two years before his death in 1998. The reconstruction of the manuscript of a barely readable score was made by a younger generation composer Alexander Raskatov hired by Irina Schnittke, the composer's widow. Raskatov not only reconstructed Schnittkes Ninth but also wrote his own composition: Nunc dimittis In memoriam Alfred Schnittke. The premiere recording of both pieces was conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. Schnittkes Symphony No. 9 is written in three movements each consecutively faster than the previous one: The opening movement originally had no tempo marking: Raskatov added one following Irina Schnittkes suggestion that the composers idea was to escalate from a slow movement at the beginning to a faster one in the middle and a very fast movement at the end. In the Symphony No. 9 Schnittke employed a large orchestra, including triple woodwind, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, strings, three percussionists and harpsichord. The Andante begins with the strings followed by the clarinet and the trombone. Raskatov called that section: voice from beyond. Consecutive events are interrupted by violent brass. The clarinet plays the leading role, gradually dominating the woodwind section. The Moderato central movement begins with the strings followed by the wind instruments and harpsichord. The horn plays a delusive solo and the drum beats out a rhythm announcing a fast finale. That movement is a transformation from the first movements lamentation into the third movements impetus. The Presto begins ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25283239 ... Read more

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Chapters: Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Alfred Schnittke, Gara Garayev, Aram Khachaturian, Mieczysław Weinberg, Boris Tchaikovsky, Andrei Volkonsky, Boris Tishchenko, Isaak Dunayevsky, Alexander Knayfel, Dmitry Pokrass, Yuri Shaporin, Vissarion Shebalin, Vladimir Shainsky, Aleksandr Zatsepin, Andrey Petrov, Gavriil Popov, Mikael Tariverdiev, Eduard Artemyev, Andrei Eshpai, Yuri Levitin, Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, Jaan Rääts, Vano Muradeli, Pyotr Todorovsky, Vladimir Dashkevich. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 138. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian: ·), tr. Dmitrij Dmitrievi ostakovi) (25 September 1906 9 August 1975) was a Soviet composer and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century. Shostakovich achieved fame in the Soviet Union under the patronage of Leon Trotsky's chief of staff Mikhail Tukhachevsky, but later had a complex and difficult relationship with the Stalinist bureaucracy. His music was officially denounced twice, in 1936 and 1948, and was periodically banned. Yet he also received accolades and state awards and served in the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR. Despite the official controversy, his works were popular and well received. After a period influenced by Prokofiev and Stravinsky, Shostakovich developed a hybrid style, as exemplified by his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (1934). This single work juxtaposed a wide variety of trends, including the neo-classical style (showing the influence of Stravinsky) and post-Romanticism (after Mahler). Sharp contrasts and elements of the grotesque characterize much of his music. Shostakovich's orchestral works include 15 symphonies and six concerti. His music for chamber ensembles includes 15 string quartets, a piano quintet, two pieces for a string octet, and...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8520 ... Read more

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Title: Schnittke 1934-1998.(Alfred Schnittke, compositor de música; parte 1)(TA: Alfred Schnittke, music composer; part 1)
Author: José Antonio Alcaraz
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paul Dessau (19 December 1894 Hamburg, Germany - 28 June 1979 in Königs Wusterhausen, Germany) was a German composer and conductor. Dessau was born in Hamburg into a musical family. His grandfather, Moses Berend Dessau, was a cantor, his uncle, Bernhard Dessau, a violinist at the Royal Opera House, Unter den Linden, and his cousin Max Winterfeld became generally known under the name Jean Gilbert as a composer of operettas. From 1909 he majored in violin at the Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory in Berlin. In 1912 he became répétiteur at the City Theatre (Stadttheater) in Hamburg. There he studied the works of the composers Felix von Weingartner and Arthur Nikisch and took classes in composition from Max Julius Loewengard. He was second Kapellmeister at the Tivoli Theatre in Bremen in 1914 before being drafted for military service in 1915. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dmitri Shostakovich, Yuri Khanon, Yury G. Chernavsky, Alfred Schnittke, Daniele Amfitheatrof, Dmitri Klebanov, Eduard Artemyev, Yevgeni Krylatov, Alex Khaskin, Yuri Antonov. Excerpt:Alex Khaskin (born 1961) is a Russian composer. He was born in St. Petersburg . He spent his early years studying music, classical orchestration and arrangement. He immigrated to Canada in 1981 and is now a film composer residing in Toronto . He also has a son David Khaskin. Films featuring original music Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Schnittke April 6, 1989, Moscow . Photo by © Dmitri N. Smirnov. Alfred Garyevich Schnittke (Russian : , November 24, 1934 August 3, 1998) was a Russian and Soviet composer . Schnittke's early music shows the strong influence of Dmitri Shostakovich . He developed a polystylistic technique in works such as the epic First Symphony (1969 1972) and First Concerto Grosso (1977). In the 1980s, Schnittke's music began to become more widely known abroad. In the 1980s, he wrote his Second (1980) and Third (1983) String Quartets and the String Trio (1985); the ballet Peer Gynt (1985 1987); the Third (1981), Fourth (1984) and Fifth (1988) Symphonies; and the Viola (1985) and 1st Cello (1985 1986) Concertos. As his health deteriorated, Schnittke's music started to abandon much of the extroversion of his polystylism and retreated into a more withdrawn, bleak style. Life and career Schnittke's father was born in Frankfurt to a Jewish family of Russian origin. He moved to the USSR early in his life. His mother was a Volga German born in Russia. Alfred Schnittke was born in Engels in the Volga-German Republic of the RSFSR , Soviet Union . He began his musical education in 1946 in Vienna where his father, a journalist and translator, had been posted... ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Alexandre Lokchine, Youri Khanon, Alfred Schnittke, Ivan Wyschnegradsky, Galina Oustvolskaïa, Arthur Lourié, Ielena Firsova, Boris Tichtchenko, Veniamine Basner, Ievgueni Svetlanov, Tikhon Khrennikov, Sofia Goubaïdoulina, Valentin Silvestrov, Mikhaïl Pletnev, Lera Auerbach, Issaak Chvarts, Edison Denisov, Serge Noskov, Grigory Voronov, Lev Zhurbin, Serafim Toulikov, Aliosha Nikolaev. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Alexandre Lokchine (né le 19 septembre 1920 à Biïsk, en Sibérie, mort le 11 juin 1987 à Moscou) est un compositeur russe. A. Lokchine L'autobiographie Moi, Alexandre Lokchine, je suis né le 19 septembre 1920 à Biisk en Sibérie. Mon père Lazar Lokchine (1880-1943) était comptable. Ma mère Maria Korotkina (1886-1963) était sage-femme. J'ai commencé à jouer du piano à . En 1930, notre famille a déménagé à Novosibirsk. Là-bas, j'allais en même temps dans , musicale et municipale. À partir de , j'ai pris part aux concours musicaux et aux concerts organisés par l'administration de Novosibirsk. En 1936, j'ai été envoyé par le Département de l'Instruction publique à Moscou pour compléter mon éducation musicale. En automne de la même année j'ai été inscrit en 2 année au lycée musical auprès du Conservatoire de Moscou, dans la classe du professeur G. Litinski, et au printemps 1937, j'ai été transféré au Conservatoire supérieur de musique, aussi en 2 année, dans la classe du professeur N. Miaskovski. En mai 1941, j'ai été reçu membre de l'Union des compositeurs de l'URSS. En juin de la même année je me suis fait recruter dans un détachement de volontaires du district Krasnoarmeiski, mais une semaine après j'ai été libéré par la commission médicale (ulcère à l'estomac et myopie excessive). En a...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Dmitri Chostakovitch, Youri Khanon, Vernon Duke, Sergueï Prokofiev, Alfred Schnittke, Daniele Amfitheatrof, Aram Khatchatourian, Mischa Spoliansky, Edouard Artemiev, Veniamine Basner, Issaak Chvarts, Sergueï Nikitine, Mikaël Tariverdiev, Viatcheslav Ovtchinnikov, Lev Zhurbin. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Dmitri Dmitrievitch Chostakovitch (en russe : ), né le 25 septembre 1906 (12 septembre du calendrier julien) à Saint-Pétersbourg en Russie et décédé le 9 août 1975 à Moscou en URSS, est un compositeur russe de la période soviétique. Dmitri Chostakovitch est issu d'une famille appartenant à l'intelligentsia russe et au passé révolutionnaire: son grand-père Boleslav, lui-même fils d'un révolutionnaire polonais déporté en Russie, avait été exilé en Sibérie pour avoir été impliqué dans la tentative d'assassinat d'Alexandre II de 1866. Après avoir étudié le piano avec sa mère, Dmitri Chostakovitch entre en 1919 au Conservatoire de Petrograd, où il étudie le piano avec Leonid Nikolaïev et la composition avec Maximilien Steinberg. Il se lie d'amitié avec Alexandre Glazounov, alors directeur du Conservatoire. Bien que cumulant les apprentissages de composition et de piano, Chostakovitch se destine alors plutôt à une carrière d'interprète. Il donne de nombreux concerts, dans lesquels il fait la part belle aux œuvres de Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin et Liszt. En février 1922, le père de Chostakovitch meurt d'une pneumonie. La famille Chostakovitch se trouve alors dans une situation matérielle précaire, ce qui conduira Dmitri à se faire embaucher comme pianiste de cinéma. Au début de l'année 1923, il effectue une cure en Crimée, où il tombe amoureux de Tatiana Glivienko, à laquelle il dédie son Premier T...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Title: Alfred Schnittke: Chamber Music.(Sound recording review)
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Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) is commonly considered the most prolific and popular Russian composer of the late twentieth century. In addition to contributing to all major compositional genres, Schnittke was a prolific composer of choral music. A detailed survey of his entire choral output is provided in chapter one. Regardless of his political surroundings, Schnittke found ways of composing sacred music in both Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia, thus his sacred choral works outnumber his secular ones. Schnittke\'s famous Concerto for Choir is a work that stems from the Russian Orthodox choral tradition. Included is a brief historic overview of Russian sacred music in order to determine how Schnittke\'s Concerto continues the tradition of this sacred genre in Eastern Europe, which began in the seventeenth century with Mykola Dylets\'kyi and reached ultimate heights in the concertos of Dmytro Bortniansky. A thorough analysis of Schnittke\'s Concerto for Choir is included in Part II. The book\'s interdisciplinary content creates appeal to a broad audience, and it is absolutely vital for conductors and choristers wanting to successfully perform this monumental twentieth-century composition. ... Read more

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Schnittke composed this sonata during 1954-55 when he was studying composition and counterpoint with Yevgeny Golubev, as well as instrumentation with Nikolai Rakov at the Moscow Conservatory. It was composed during Schnittke's second student year. In order to distinguish it from the later Violin Sonatas No. 1-3, it has been designated "Sonata 1955" by the publishers. Schnittke wrote the sonata at a time when the music of Shostakovich had a strong influence upon him. Nonetheless, one can, already in this early work, observe an individual musical language. Irina Schnittke came upon the manuscript of the present work when viewing the posthumous works of her husband, who died in 1998, and turned it over to the publishers for publication. The world premiere of the Sonata 1955 took place on 9 March, 2003 in London with Daniel Hope, violin, and Ivan Sokolov, piano. The work has been edited for publication by Daniel Hope and Ivan Sokolov. Completions by the editors have been disignated by brackets, parentheses are by Alfred Schnittke. The sonata was issued on the CD "East Meets West" (Warner Classics No. 2564-61329-2) in 2004. ... Read more

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