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Composer of the Week: Schnittke

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Gerard McBurney and Anthony Burton assess the life and career of Alfred Schnittke.
2: Towards a New Style Violin Sonata No 2
Ulf Wallin , Roland Pontinen (piano) Symphony No 1 (1st mvt)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gennadi Rozhdestvensky Piano Quintet (4th and 5th mvts)
Gidon Kremer and Tatiana Grindenko
(violins), Yuri Bashmet (viola), Karine Georgian (cello), Yuri Smirnov (piano)
Repeated next Tuesday 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Gerard McBurney
Unknown:
Anthony Burton
Unknown:
Alfred Schnittke.
Unknown:
Ulf Wallin
Piano:
Roland Pontinen
Unknown:
Gidon Kremer
Violins:
Tatiana Grindenko
Violins:
Yuri Bashmet
Cello:
Karine Georgian
Piano:
Yuri Smirnov
Source: Radio Times

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