Requiem; Piano Concerto
by Alfred Schnittke
- Type: Album
- Released: 1997
- Label: Chandos
- Country: Russia
- Length: 1:05:48
- Community rating: 4.03/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A breathtaking modern classical interpretation of the traditional Christian Requiem mass paired with a striking piano concerto. Schnittke utilizes dissonant, progressive arrangements that shift effortlessly between sparse isolation and lush choral density to reflect on themes of death and mourning.
Genres
Descriptors: christian, death, progressive, suite, dissonant, choral, spirituality, piano, avant-garde
Tracklist
- Concerto For Piano And Strings (5:53)
- 1 Requiem - (3:40)
- 2 Kyrie - (2:45)
- 3 Dies Irae (1:14)
- 4 Tuba Mirum (3:30)
- 5 Rex Tremendae - (0:54)
- 6 Recordare - (2:46)
- 7 Lacrymosa -
- 8 Domine Jesu - (2:00)
- 9 Hostias (1:19)
- 10 Sanctus (3:56)
- 11 Benedictus - (1:48)
- 12 Agnus Dei (2:53)
- 13 Credo - (3:58)
- 14 Requiem (3:40)
Credits
- Alfred Schnittke - primary artist, composed by
- Igor Khudolei - primary artist, piano
- Valery Polyansky - primary artist, conductor
- Odilon Redon - cover [front cover]
- Ludmila Kuznetsova - mezzo-soprano vocals
- Photonica - painting [back cover image]
- Anaida Agadzhanian - soprano vocals
- Olga Sizova - soprano vocals
- The Russian State Symphony Cappella - Primary Artist, Choir, Orchestra
- Guy Lawrence - Design
- Vladimir Kisselev - Engineer [Sound Engineer], Edited By [Editor]
- 袝谢械薪邪 袘褍薪械械胁邪 - Engineer [Sound Engineer], Edited By [Editor]
- Alexander Ivashkin - Liner Notes
- Francis Marchal - Liner Notes [Traduction]
- Anne Steeb - Liner Notes [脺bersetzung]
- Bernd M眉ller - Liner Notes [脺bersetzung]
- Nigel Luckhurst - Photography By [Alfred Schnittke Photo]
- Ilya Keitelgisser - Photography By [Valeri Polyansky Photo]
- Igor Veprintsev - Producer
- Olga Tal - Soprano Vocals
- Tatyana Sharova - Soprano Vocals
- 袙褋械胁芯谢芯写 袚褉懈胁薪芯胁 - Tenor Vocals
- Michael White-Robinson - Typography [Booklet Typeset By]