Schnittke: Concerto Grosso I / Oboe and Harp Concerto / Piano Concerto
1/1/1988, 8 Tracks, 1:11:03
Featuring
Lev Markiz
Christian Bergqvist
Patrik Swedrup
Roland Pöntinen
Helén Jahren
Kjell Axel Lier
Stockholmer Kammerorchester
Alfred Schnittke
Did you know?
1/7
Composer Biography
Alfred Schnittke received his first piano instruction and began composing in Vienna between 1946-48, while his father worked there as a journalist.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alfred Schnittke is known for his highly personal style, choosing to follow his own course despite decrees and edicts in the Soviet Union.
Composer Biography
Alfred Schnittke studied primarily at the Moscow Music Conservatory until 1961 and has taught instrumentation, score-reading, counterpoint, and composition at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow since 1972.
Recording & Production
Esa-Pekka Salonen, a significant conductor, was so impressed by The New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra that he offered to become their artistic advisor, a role he still holds.
Recording & Production
The New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra is an unusual ensemble composed of young musicians who chose each other, meeting at a chamber music course in 1981.
Composer Biography
Alfred Schnittke, born in Engels in 1934, is described as the most interesting composer active in the Soviet Union today.
Performer Biography
Lev Markiz, the conductor, led the Moscow Chamber Orchestra for eight years, founded two new orchestras in Moscow, and worked with renowned Russian soloists like Emil Gilels and David Oistrakh.
