Alfred Schnittke
Violin Concerto No.2 / Piano Quintet (LP)
The major Russian avant-garde composer's innovative 1966 concerto, conducted by Heinz Holliger, backed with the emotional 1970's piano quintet, released on Philips in 1984.
Violin Concerto No.2 / Piano Quintet (LP)
The major Russian avant-garde composer's innovative 1966 concerto, conducted by Heinz Holliger, backed with the emotional 1970's piano quintet, released on Philips in 1984.
Концерт Для Хора (LP)
The major Russian avant-garde composer's monumental 1985 work for unaccompanied mixed chorus, conducted by Valery Polyansky and released on Melodyia in 1990.
Concerto Grosso No. 2 (LP)
The major Russian avant-garde composer's massive 1982 work for violin, cello and orchestra, conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky and released on Melodyia in 1990.
Paul Hindemith, Alfred Schnittke, Anna Gourari, Markus Poschner, Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana Lugano
Paul Hindemith / Alfred SchnittkeAfter three acclaimed solo piano programmes for the label, here Anna Gourari widens the instrumental spectrum with the Lugano-based Orchestra della Svizzera italiana under Markus Poschner’s direction in striking performances of Alfred Schnittke’s Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra and Paul Hindemith’s The Four Temperaments. Gourari’s pianistic command is one of “virtuoso polish and with flawless action”, to quote the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, and her holistic, wide-reaching grasp of…