Schnittke: Symphony No. 9 / Raskatov: Nunc dimittis

Alfred Schnittke (Composer), Alexander Raskatov (Composer), Dennis Russell Davies (Conductor), Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Hilliard Ensemble (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Hilliard Ensemble
• Orchestra: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies
• Composer: Alfred Schnittke, Alexander Raskatov
• Audio CD (March 31, 2009)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: ECM Records
• ASIN: B001OBML2E
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #232,833 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Includes the world première recording of Alfred Schnittke s posthumous last work. Schnittke s ultimate symphony is paired with a work by Alexander Raskatov, the composer picked by Schnittke s widow to complete the 9th symphony. A must-have for anyone interested in Schnittke s music and an intriguing document of artistic independence beyond schools and trends. Performances of highest artistic standards bringing together long-standing figureheads of ECM s New Series in the form of Dennis Russell Davies and the Hilliard Ensemble. CD-package includes an illustrated 28-page booklet with an essay by Helmut Peters on the genesis of the manuscript and an interview with Alexander Raskatov in English and German

Customer Reviews

 

Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars The Schnittke is beautiful but frustrating, while Raskatov's own piece is strangely attractive
Alfred Schnittke's Symphony No. 9 is an incomplete final testament, with the ailing composer writing three movements with his non-dominant left hand in 1997-98 before abandoning... Read more

Published 22 months ago by Christopher Culver

2.0 out of 5 stars surely Schnittke would have built on this somber skeleton
This long-awaited Symphony No. 9 from Alfred Schnittke turns out to have a huge asterisk (* the first three movements, reconstructed by Alexander Raskatov). Read more

Published on January 18, 2010 by R. Hutchinson

1.0 out of 5 stars a bore
Though i do have a great love for much of Schnittke's music and do possess much of his recorded music I found this - his 9th symphony - a total bore. Read more

Published on July 12, 2009 by Ezra Newman

4.0 out of 5 stars Alfred Schnittke's testament
De front soyons clairs: les 4 etoiles se rapportent a l'interpretation academique de Dennis Russell Davies qui dirige la Philharmonie de Dresden. Read more

Published on April 18, 2009 by villegem

4.0 out of 5 stars Enigmatic musical tombstone
A release of a recording of Schnittke's Ninth Symphony has been eagerly anticipated. The work preoccupied him until shortly before his death and the widow Irina Schnittke... Read more

Published on April 11, 2009 by Philippe Vandenbroeck

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