Symphony No. 1

by Alfred Schnittke / Kungliga Filharmonikerna / Leif Segerstam

Symphony No. 1 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1993
  • Label: BIS
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 4:20
  • Community rating: 4.09/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A chaotic, postmodern masterpiece capturing Schnittke's polystylistic vision, blending severe avant-garde abstraction, jazz interludes, and traditional orchestral elements. The performance is notoriously intense and disorienting, perfectly executing the composer's massive, destructive sonic collages.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, dissonant, complex, scary, instrumental, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Applause

Credits

  • Alfred Schnittke - primary artist, composed by
  • Leif Segerstam - primary artist, conductor
  • Siegbert Ernst - edited by [digital editing]
  • Peter Bently - illustration [front cover illustration]
  • Carl-Axel Dominique - piano [jazz improvisation]
  • 脜ke L盲nnerholm - trombone
  • Ben Kallenberg - violin [jazz improvisation]
  • Kungliga Filharmonikerna - Primary Artist

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