Gogol Suite; Labyrinths

by Alfred Schnittke / Malm枚 Symfoniorkester / Lev Markiz

Gogol Suite; Labyrinths cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1992
  • Label: BIS
  • Country: Russia
  • Length: 1:08:57
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This recording captures two essential suites by the pioneering Soviet-Russian composer, interpreted by the Malm枚 Symphony Orchestra under Lev Markiz. The 'Gogol Suite', drawn from incidental music for a stage play, brilliantly showcases Schnittke's polystylistic trademark, violently smashing together classical pastiche and absurd dissonance. 'Labyrinths', originally composed as a ballet, further explores his dense, labyrinthine approaches to modern orchestral narrative.

Genres

Descriptors: Modern, suite, orchestral, symphonic, melodic, long-form, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. I. Overture (1:21)
  2. II. Chichikov's Childhood (2:29)
  3. III. The Portrait (7:16)
  4. IV. The Cloak (2:21)
  5. V. Ferdinand VIII (1:30)
  6. VI. The Bureaucrats (2:22)
  7. VII. The Ball (6:28)
  8. VIII. The Legazy (6:27)
  9. I. Moderato - Allegretto - Meno mosso - Adagio (12:32)
  10. II. Moderato (3:37)
  11. III. Allegretto (2:07)
  12. IV. Agitato (4:03)
  13. V. Cadenza - Andante - Maestoso (16:20)

Credits

  • Alfred Schnittke - primary artist, composed by
  • Lev Markiz - primary artist, conductor, vocals [recitativo]
  • Peter Bently - artwork [front cover picture]
  • Siegbert Ernst - edited by [digital editing]
  • Gennadi Rozhdestvensky - arranged by [compiled by]
  • Anton Kontra - violin [violin solo]
  • Max L枚rstad - celesta
  • Karin Gustavsson - cello

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