Symphony No. 2 'St. Florian'

by Alfred Schnittke

Symphony No. 2 'St. Florian' cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1995
  • Label: Chandos
  • Country: Russia
  • Length: 59:18
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Dedicated heavily to the Austrian monastery where Anton Bruckner is buried, Alfred Schnittke's massive Second Symphony functions effectively as an invisible Catholic mass layered atop a dense orchestral symphony. The 1995 Chandos recording perfectly captures his signature 'polystylism', violently colliding beautiful choral chants directly with terrifying, highly dissonant orchestral outbursts. It serves as a deeply profound, musically chaotic exploration of faith and modern existential dread.

Genres

Descriptors: Modern, orchestral, symphonic, melodic, majestic, long-form

Tracklist

  1. I. Rezitando (Kyrie) (10:34)
  2. II. Maestoso (Gloria) (5:12)
  3. III. Moderato (Credo) (8:49)
  4. IV. Pesante (Crucifixus) (11:46)
  5. [IV.] Coda: Agitato (Et Resurrexit)
  6. Introduction To V. Andante (Sanctus) (3:58)
  7. V. Andante (5:53)
  8. VI. Andante (Agnus Dei) (11:15)

Credits

  • Alfred Schnittke - primary artist, composed by
  • Leif Segerstam - primary artist, conductor
  • Malena Ernman - alto vocals
  • Torkel Borelius - bass vocals
  • Mikael Bellini - countertenor vocals
  • Siegbert Ernst - edited by
  • G枚ran Eliasson - tenor vocals
  • Mikaeli Kammark枚r - Primary Artist
  • Kungliga Filharmonikerna - Primary Artist

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