Symphony No. 1
Alfred Schnittke
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Symphony No. 1 by Alfred Schnittke
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Schnittke coined the word “polystylism” to describe this huge work that took him five years to compose. Much like Haydn’s “Farewell” Symphony, it calls on the orchestra musicians to enter and leave the stage at various points. It also contains direct quotes from Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto, C...
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Symphony No. 1 Q&A
Who wrote Symphony No. 1's ?
Symphony No. 1 was written by Alfred Schnittke.
When did Alfred Schnittke release Symphony No. 1?
Alfred Schnittke released Symphony No. 1 on Sat Feb 09 1974.
What did Alfred Schnittke say about "Symphony No. 1"?
Schnittke said:
While composing the symphony for four years, I simultaneously worked on the music to [Mikhail] Romm’s film I Believe … Together with the shooting crew I looked through thousands of meters of documentary film. Gradually they formed in my mind a seemingly chaotic but inwardly orderly...
Is there a live performance of "Symphony No. 1" by Alfred Schnittke?
Gennady Rozhdestvensky and the Rotterdam Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev and the Munich Philharmonic