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Schnittke: Chamber Music

~ Alfred Schnittke (Composer)
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  • Composer: Alfred Schnittke
  • Audio CD (6 Nov 2000)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B00004YYQV
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 103,619 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Fugue: Fuga for Solo ViolinMark Lubotsky 4:46£0.69
Listen  2. Klingende Buchstaben: Klingende Buchstaben for Solo CelloAlexander Ivashkin 4:21£0.69
Listen  3. Piano Quintet: ModeratoIrina Schnittke 4:58£0.69
Listen  4. Piano Quintet: In Tempo di ValseIrina Schnittke 5:44£0.69
Listen  5. Piano Quintet: AndanteIrina Schnittke 5:40£0.69
Listen  6. Piano Quintet: LentoIrina Schnittke 3:54£0.69
Listen  7. Piano Quintet: Moderato pastoraleIrina Schnittke 4:04£0.69
Listen  8. Stille Nacht: Stille Musik for Violin and CelloMark Lubotsky 6:21£0.69
Listen  9. String Trio: ModeratoAlexander Ivashkin13:33Album Only
Listen10. String Trio: AdagioTheodore Kuchar11:30Album Only



Product Description

BBC Music Magazine

Schnittke's uniquely drawn visions of despair, irony, violence and nostalgia cannot help but exert a powerful spell over even the most sceptical of listeners. The uncompromising directness of expression often reminds one of his great predecessor Shostakovich whose influence is particularly tangible here in the shadowy waltz of the Piano Quintet and in the eerie trills that haunt sections of the String Trio.

The current catalogue already boasts fine authentic performances of both these works from Ludmilla Berlinsky and the Borodin Quartet in the Piano Quintet (Virgin) and the all-star line-up of Kremer, Bashmet and Rostropovich (EMI). But this new recording made during the 1999 Australian Festival of Chamber Music can claim an equal degree of authenticity in featuring the composer's widow Irina Schnittke as pianist in the Quintet and some of his closest collaborators such as violinist Mark Lubotsky and cellist Alexander Ivashkin. That said, I still much prefer the Borodin performance, which carries even more conviction and finds extra emotional dimensions in passages such as the gently undulating piano line in the concluding movement. In the String Trio, matters appear more evenly balanced, though EMI's recording has greater refinement and accommodates a wider textural and dynamic range. Still, it would be unduly churlish not to applaud Naxos's enterprise for including a number of rarely heard miniatures and undoubtedly helping to bring Schnittke's music to a much wider public.

Performance ****
Sound ****

© BBC Music Magazine 2001


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2.0 out of 5 stars Continuous Tension, 28 April 2005
The main feature of this disc is the Piano Quintet. It's a quite challenging piece to listen to, yet ultimately sublime and rewarding music. A major interest of the disc is the fact that Alfred Schnittke's widow (Irina) appears, playing the piano. However, it soon becomes obvious that the balance of the ensemble is not right and on extended listening, this becomes quite annoying. The complexity of the different layers of music demand attention to detail and a seamless performance. Schnittke
states that one of the main features of his music is a feeling continuous tension, but you get that here, for all the wrong reasons.

The recording quality is not great either, certainly not demonstration class. This is a real shame, as the music deserves better. The other pieces on the disc don't really get a chance to shine either. I would instead recommend the Keller Quartet's version of the Piano Quintet on ECM (coupled with Shostakovich String Quartet no.15) which is well recorded and very communicative.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Like having poltergeist in the house, 5 May 2008
By Aquinas "summa" (celestial heights, UK) - See all my reviews
This music has something of the night about it - the deep abyss of night!
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