Alfred Schnittke Valeri Polyansky Russian State Symphonic Cappella - Schnittke Piano Concerto Requiem (15 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Alfred Schnittke, Valeri Polyansky, Russian State Symphonic Cappella
Schnittke: Piano Concerto; Requiem
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Concerto For Piano And Strings
2. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Requiem
3. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Kyrie
4. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Dies Irae
5. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Tuba Mirum
6. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Rex tremendae
7. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Recordare
8. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Lacrymosa
9. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Domine Jesu
10. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Hositias
11. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Sanctus
12. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Benedictus
13. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Agnus Dei
14. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Credo
15. Requiem From The Music To Schiller's Drama Don Carlos: Requiem

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All Artists: Alfred Schnittke, Valeri Polyansky, Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Ludmila Kuznetsova, Igor Khudolei, Anaida Agadzhanian, Olga Sizova, Olga Tal, Tatiana Sharova, Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Title: Schnittke: Piano Concerto; Requiem
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 11/18/1997
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Early Music, Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 095115956427

CD Reviews

Polyansky great again. Khudolei dismal, unimaginative

villegem | canada | 02/22/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Great interpretation of the Requiem by Polyansky! That alone is worth owning this CD.
However the fantastic concerto for piano & strings is a write off! Khudolei is an unimaginative pianist, did not even bother to follow Schnittke's precise score. His heavyhanded playing went against the grain of this piece and he managed to make the orchestra and Polyansky become a bad accompanist!
One would think Chandos could afford a good pianist!
The best recording of this piece is pianist Victoria Postnikova on Erato if you can find it!"

Great music, great performance

Giacomo C. | 10/15/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"These are some of my favourite pieces by Schnittke, and they are treated well in this recording. It is difficult to imagine a better performance of the Requiem, and the Concerto is also nicely handled (though the recorded sound gets a tad muddled in places).

These are some rigorous, but relatively approachable, late 20th century pieces that are very moving, deeply expressive.

Highly recommended."

Five for the Requiem

Stephen J. Snyder | Lancaster, Texas United States | 12/29/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I also have the BIS recording, and have heard one other. This is by a moderate margin the best as far as interpretation (though it feels just a tad slow in spots) and is definitely the best in sound quality.

(The BIS one seems somewhat flat on the sound recording/engineering, even more so than seems to be somewhat regular with that label.)"