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Concerto Grosso No. 1 (1977) is one of the most significant
works of Alfred Schnittke. The basis of it is integration of different
musical periods ranging from the epoch of Gregorian chorale and Renaissance
to modern time. They create a peculiar type of integrity which the
composer himself called "polystylistics". Today it determines
not only A. Schnittke's style but also one of the most significant tendencies
of modern music. The structure of the Concerto Grosso corresponds
to the norms olden genres. Still, the concept of the work and its
musical expressive devices belongs utterly to our time.
Almost all the instrumental concertos were written on the
initiative of outstanding musicians who were attracted by the high artistic
merits of the composer's music and his marvelous "hearing" of
any instrument. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (completed in 1986)
is dedicated to the distinguished musician, the RSFSR People's Artist Natalia
Gutman.
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A. SCHNITTKE
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| 1. Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Two Violins, Harpsichord, Prepared Piano and Strings (1977) | 27:59 |
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Prelude |
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| Toccata | |
| Recitative | |
| Cadence | |
| Rondo | |
| Postlude | |
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Tatiana Grindenko, Gidon Kremer - Violins Moscow Philharmonic Society Soloists Ensemble Yuri Bashmet - Conductor Recorded live at the Grand Hall of the Philharmonic Society of Leningrad on May 30, 1988. |
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| 2. Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Orchestra (1986) | 42:13 |
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Pesante. Moderato |
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| Largo | |
| Allegro vivace | |
| Largo | |
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Natalia Gutman - Cello The USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra Gennadi Rozhdestvensky - Conductor Recorded in 1986 |
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| Total Time | 70:13 |