MomsMobley Posted January 28, 2015 Report Posted January 28, 2015 from madcap to austere, i enjoy, respect, am aweed by most of it. he's easy to underate because of that range-- a mistake-- and some pieces, like the piano sonatas, that should be performed in concert more often aren't. this just for starters... Quote
Late Posted January 29, 2015 Report Posted January 29, 2015 Count me in as a fan of Schnittke's. His Cello Sonata is fantastic. Natalia Gutman (the dedicatee, I believe) has a fine recording on Classics Live, and I like David Geringas's recording even more. Alban Gerhardt, a cellist I usually like, also has a recording, but I don't find it as exciting as the former two. Pick up Schnittke's "Chamber Music" on Naxos for $5. Works for solo violin, solo cello, piano quintet, violin/cello duo, and string trio. Quote
StarThrower Posted January 29, 2015 Report Posted January 29, 2015 My Schnittke Collection: The Ten Symphonies on BIS Concerto Grosso No. 1 on BIS Concerto Grosso No. 2/Viola Concerto on Moscow Studio Archives Cello Concerto on Naxos Cello Concerto No. 2 on Sony String Quartets 1-3 on BIS Concerto Grosso No. 6/Symphony No. 8 on Chandos Piano Concertos on Apex Life With An Idiot opera on Sony Requiem/Choir Concerto on Swedish Society label Peer Gynt Ballet on BIS Quote
Late Posted January 29, 2015 Report Posted January 29, 2015 My Schnittke Collection ... Which do you listen to the most? BIS discs are not cheap — nice collection! Quote
David Ayers Posted January 29, 2015 Report Posted January 29, 2015 Would anybody like to name their favorite Schnittke composition? I'm interested to know because I haven't so far taken anything to heart. Jurowski here in London conducts some Schnittke but I haven't been to hear any. Viola Concerto on Saturday so...maybe... Quote
StarThrower Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 My Schnittke Collection ... Which do you listen to the most? BIS discs are not cheap — nice collection! I don't really listen to certain pieces more than others, because I'm a big fan of his music overall. The Concerto For Piano and Strings is a great piece, and imo the best performance is on the Apex re-issue, which is very cheap. If you want something really wild and fun to listen to, try the 1st symphony, or the Concerto Grosso No. 2. The Sony disc w/ the cello concerto, and In Memoriam is also inexpensive. And the requiem is a must hear, imo. It's a very beautiful piece. If you're into symphonies, the box set is the cheapest way to go. Quote
David Ayers Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 Next year. The Lawrence Power is playing the Viola Concerto with the BBCSO on January 30th next year. So I got the date, orchestra and conductor wrong. But Jurowksi does conduct Schnittke. He does. I know he does. In fact I do know he does, as he has a recording of the fourth symphony coming out on Pentatone. Quote
David Ayers Posted January 30, 2015 Report Posted January 30, 2015 For breakfast I've had the Concerto for Piano and Strings, followed by the (highly contrasting!) Requiem, in recordings conducted by Polyansky on Chandos. Who is Polyansky anyway? He seemed to do a job lot of recordings for Chandos but is otherwise nowhere to be seen. Quote
David Ayers Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 3rd Violin Concerto in the performance by Kremer. Like it. Quote
Hoppy T. Frog Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 I think the Piano Quintet is one that is generally considered his "masterpiece". The last movement is delightfully bleak. Other stuff by Schnittke hasn't grabbed me though. Quote
Stefan Wood Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 I prefer his concertos over his symphonies. Quote
MomsMobley Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Posted February 5, 2015 Gents, sorry for the delay, I've been traveling the spaceways... Schnittke covers a lot of territory, some lands more immediately appealing-- or distasteful-- than others. Here's violin sonata 1 live-- I have Mark Lubotsky & Ralf Gothoni on an Ondine CD-- Here's the Choir Concerto live-- I have the excellent Polyansky cond. on Chandos CD Orchestra wise, I'd perhaps suggest anything cond. Gennadi Rozdhestvensky or Rostropovich, including the opera "Life With An Idiot." "Peer Gyny" ballet on BIS is fantastic btw and I'd say, if one gets the taste, all of the BIS series is estimable even now; at the time (mid-90s was when I found) it was intriguing, imposing-- those black + geometric color shapes covers-- revelatory, even at $15-16 a throw. Quote
StarThrower Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 Yes, Peer Gynt is fantastic! Pay no attention to the Amazon reviewer calling it one of Schnittke's weaker efforts. Quote
MomsMobley Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Posted August 11, 2015 I'm actually listening to violin concerto 2 from same band but w/ Mark Lubotsky fiddle but can't seem to find that on youtube; both are great, howev. also, dig THIS, which i'd not seen before-- how'd i miss?-- whoa! Quote
Late Posted December 10, 2015 Report Posted December 10, 2015 Finally ordered Concerto for piano, four hands & Concerto for piano and strings on Apex. Got it in the mail today, and under the cellophane was a sticker that read: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Includes: I Will Possess Your Heart Ouch. Also have this one coming in the mail: The sound samples were too much. Had to have it. When Schnittke is fun, he's really fun. Thanks too for posting Ballerina On A Boat above. Thoroughly enjoyed. Quote
MomsMobley Posted December 11, 2015 Author Report Posted December 11, 2015 late do you know Schnittke's soundtracks? I'm still getting handle on myself, and would like to see at least some of the pictures but there's def. some genius here-- Quote
Late Posted December 11, 2015 Report Posted December 11, 2015 4 hours ago, MomsMobley said: Late, do you know Schnittke's soundtracks? I'm still getting handle on myself, and would like to see at least some of the pictures but there's def. some genius here-- Easy with the handle on yourself. (Sorry, kidding.) I don't know his soundtrack work, but am certainly willing to explore it. Thank you, by the way, for sleuthing out and posting such relevant, and interesting, YouTube videos. Received the Sketches disc today in the mail. (No Death Cab sticker therein. Whew.) Haven't listened to it yet, but am super-excited to go through it with Gogol's Complete Tales, which the Schnittke work is directly based on. Gogol is actually new to me, I freely admit. But, hey, a person's never too old to discover classic literature! Quote
uli Posted January 2, 2016 Report Posted January 2, 2016 On 12/11/2015 at 2:30 PM, Late said: Easy with the handle on yourself. (Sorry, kidding.) I don't know his soundtrack work, but am certainly willing to explore it. Thank you, by the way, for sleuthing out and posting such relevant, and interesting, YouTube videos. Received the Sketches disc today in the mail. (No Death Cab sticker therein. Whew.) Haven't listened to it yet, but am super-excited to go through it with Gogol's Complete Tales, which the Schnittke work is directly based on. Gogol is actually new to me, I freely admit. But, hey, a person's never too old to discover classic literature! listening to sketches for the first time right now. on the tube big fun! Quote
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