Track Listings (7) - Disc #1| All Artists: Alfred Schnittke, Christoph von Dohnányi, Gidon Kremer, Rainer Keuschnig, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Title: Philip Glass: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra / Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No. 5, for Violin, an Invisible Piano & Orchestra - Gidon Kremer Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: Dg Imports Release Date: 2/1/1993 Album Type: Import Genre: Classical Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 028943709125 |
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 | Alfred Schnittke, Christoph von Dohnányi, Gidon Kremer Philip Glass: Concerto For Violin And Orchestra / Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No. 5, for Violin, an Invisible Piano & Orchestra - Gidon Kremer Genre: Classical
This is one of the major releases of the 1990s. It begins with Glass's Concerto of Violin and Orchestra (1987), one of the best examples of Minimalism around. The genuine surprise here is Schnittke's Concerto Grosso No. 5 ... more » |
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Amazon.com This is one of the major releases of the 1990s. It begins with Glass's Concerto of Violin and Orchestra (1987), one of the best examples of Minimalism around. The genuine surprise here is Schnittke's Concerto Grosso No. 5 for Violin: An Invisible Piano and Orchestra (1990), which is actually a violin concerto, or a concerto grosso with violin obbligato. What it has in common with Glass's concerto is its overriding sense of play. Schnittke, for all his daring and his mastery of a wide range of writing styles, is one of the few composers with a sense of humor, or delight. --Paul Cook Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsSchnittke's good, not playful; Glass is empty. Karl Henzy | 06/08/1999 (3 out of 5 stars) "Paul Cook doesn't make any sense here, or he's listened to a different CD from the one I got. The Schnittke piece certainly doesn't feel playful--rather, it's quite anguished in several places. There's a sort of Ligetian undercutting in the orchestral background here and there. Anyway, it's a good piece that leaves one unsettled (a value in art). On the other hand, nothing could show the paucity of Glass's ideas than this Violin Concerto. Folks, we'd heard it all from him by the end of the 70s--he's just recycling now, and the material he's recycling was largely cliche to begin with. How does anyone still get excited about minamilism? The Glass isn't half full or half empty--it's just empty." For schnittke and kremers' sake, buy this hardhelmet (lyee@netvigator.com) | hong kong | 09/05/1999 (5 out of 5 stars) "the schnittke leaves one in shock, much like the same impact of his concerto grosso 1. don't know where the "fun" is from. there's cry and dispair, and also kremer's unmistakable tone and techniques, but certainly nothing laughable here. glass is nothing in comparison. but buy this for the schnittke 5. it worths anything." A masterful recording of two great works. hardhelmet (lyee@netvigator.com) | 08/02/1999 (4 out of 5 stars) "After hearing the recording of Glass's violin c. on the radio, I bolted to the record store to get my own copy. What a reddition! The third movement is breathtaking. A must for anyone who wants to get familiar with contemporary music. Glass is a major composer, as though we didn't know before."
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