Carolyn Huebl, the violinist on this album, made her debut with the Detroit Symphony at age seventeen and has performed as a soloist and chamber musician internationally.
Performer Biography
Mark Wait, the pianist on this album, was nominated for a 2004 Grammy award for Best Classical Album and Best Instrumental Solo Performance with Orchestra for his recording of Elliott Carter's Piano Concerto.
Composer Biography
Alfred Schnittke, the composer, suffered two major strokes in 1985 and 1991, which influenced his later compositional style.
Compositional Technique
Alfred Schnittke's Second Violin Sonata, subtitled 'Quasi una sonata,' is marked by a violent confrontation between the instruments across a single movement, denying a more integrated whole.
Composition History
An early Violin Sonata by Alfred Schnittke from 1954-55 was only rediscovered and performed after his death, sharing stylistic parallels with his much later Third Sonata.
Composition History
Alfred Schnittke considered his First Violin Sonata (1963) to be the true starting point of his catalogue, correcting a 'wrong direction' taken after his First Violin Concerto.
Composition History
Almost all of Alfred Schnittke's violin and piano works were directly inspired by violinists Mark Lubotsky and Gidon Kremer.
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