Hanneli Rupert

Hanneli Rupert, Voice of the Nation, Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes – Schnittke – Symphony No.0 & Nagasaki (2007)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:17:35 minutes | 717 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © BIS

Alfred Schnittke composed Symphony No. 0 (1956-57) while still a student at the Moscow Conservatory, and it was only performed once during his lifetime, by the conservatory orchestra and with Dmitri Shostakovich in the audience. The influence of Shostakovich – which Schnittke himself willingly acknowledged – is audible, but also that of Myaskovsky and the great Russian Romantics, as well as Paul Hindemith and Carl Orff. Even so, the work contains not only some very mature writing by such a young composer but is also an example of a highly original and individual style.
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