Alfred Schnittke: Symphony no.6, Concerto Grosso no.2 (APE)

Orchestra: Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Valery Polyansky
Composer: Alfred Schnittke
Audio CD
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Chandos
Size: 246 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

# Symphony No. 6
Composed by Alfred Schnittke
Performed by Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Valery Polyansky

# Concerto Grosso No.2, for violin, cello & orchestra
Composed by Alfred Schnittke
Performed by Russian State Symphony Orchestra
with Tatjana Grindenko, Alexander Ivashkin
Conducted by Valery Polyansky

01. Symphony No. 6: I. Allegro moderato
02. Symphony No. 6: II. Presto
03. Symphony No. 6: III. Adagio
04. Symphony No. 6: IV. Allegro vivace
05. Concerto grosso No. 2: I. Andantino – Allegro
06. Concerto grosso No. 2: II. Pesante
07. Concerto grosso No. 2: III. Allegro
08. Concerto grosso No. 2: IV. Andantino

As with all Chandos’ i Schinttke

Very fine performance.
I’ll leave the other reviews to talk about the works and performances.
To those who do not know Schnittke, work your way through Shostakovich first, don’t jump ahead.
For those who are stuck in the classical/romantic eras, avoid Schnittke, its not for you. For those who who know Varese, second viennese school, Elliot Carter, some Messiaen, Pettersson, I believe you will come around to Schnittke.
Its eclectic with a broad range of musical arrangements of ideas.
For me at least, Schnittke, like pettersson speaks the language of the modern life. Modern man is facing very tough issues and is resulting in early life stage heart attacks, cancer, and deep depression. Well God gave us music to deal with this evil.
Pettersson and Schnittke are 2 composers that can help you in life’s struggles.
Also liked to make note to Schnittke fans, you definetly want to get a copy of the book, A Schnittke Reader, edited by Ivashkin. Music students as well need to read this book.