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Alexander Ivashkin plays Schnittke
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
(1934-1998)
COMPACT DISC ONE
Cello Concerto No. 1
40:16
1.
I
Pesante -
15:32
2.
II
Largo -
10:07
3.
III
Allegro vivace
3:44
4.
IV
Largo
10:54
Orchestra: Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Cello Sonata No. 1
21:15
5.
I
Largo -
4:04
6.
II
Presto
6:28
7.
III
Largo
10:40
Solo:Irina Schnittke piano
Cello Sonata No. 2
17:09
8.
I
Senza tempo
4:14
9.
II
Allegro -
3:42
10.
III
Largo
5:04
11.
IV
Allegro -
2:01
12.
V
Lento
2:05
Solo:Irina Schnittke piano
78:40
COMPACT DISC TWO
Cello Concerto No. 2
42:13
1.
I
Moderato -
3:23
2.
II
Allegro
9:35
3.
III
Lento -
8:26
4.
IV
Allegretto mino -
4:33
5.
V
Grave
16:16
Orchestra: Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Concerto grosso No. 2
32:29
for violin, cello and orchestra
Dedicated to Oleg Kagan and Natalia Gutman
6.
I
Andantino - Allegro
6:20
7.
II
Pesante
10:21
8.
III
Allegro
6:03
9.
IV
Andantino
9:43
Solo:Tatiana Grindenko violin
Orchestra: Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Recorded in memory of Alfred Schnittke by soloists Tatiana Grindenko, the co-dedicatee of Schnittke's Concerti grossi Nos 1 & 3, and Alexander Ivashkin
74:42
Solo:Alexander Ivashkin cello
under
Conductor:Valeri Kuzmich Polyansky
16 January 1998 (Cello Concerto No. 2) and 22-25 April 1998 (Sonatas Nos 1 & 2)
24 March 1999 (Cello Concerto No. 1) and 24 & 26 December 2001 (Concerto grosso)
Notes
SCHNITTKE: CELLO CONCERTOS AND SONATAS This two-CD set is compiled from four back catalogue CDs and features the distinguished cellist Alexander Ivashkin. Ivashkin was a personal friend of Schnittke as well as his biographer and here he teams up with Schnittke's widow, Irina, for the Cello Sonatas Nos 1 and 2. He is the soloist in the two Cello Concertos and is joined by Tatiana Grindenko in the Concerto Grosso No. 2. In all three concertos Valeri Polyansky conducts the Russian State Symphony Orchestra. Chandos has produced an important recorded survey of Schnittke's music and the works for cello hold a significant place in the composer's output. This set of two CDs sells for the price of one.
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Reviews
Alfre Schnittke’s biographer and passionate advocate Ivashkin is a completely reliable exponent of this intense music, joined by the composer’ widow in the sonatas and by violinist Tatiana Gridenko in the nostalgic Concerto Grosso.
BBC Music Magazine
…here’s the definitive document of Schnittke’s relationship with the Cello
Gramophone
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