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Donald Macleod explores Schnittke's early career, culminating in his brilliant oratorio Nagasaki, a work that resulted in his being blacklisted for decades.
Donald Macleod presents a celebration of the music of the USSR's last great composer, Alfred Schnittke.
He is joined by Alexander Ivashkin, cellist and professor of music at Goldsmith's College London to explore Schnittke's early career, culminating in his brilliant oratorio Nagasaki, a work that resulted in the composer's being blacklisted and removed from 'approved' lists of musicians for decades.
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Alfred Schnittke
(K)ein Sommernachtstraum
Performer: Russian State Symphony Orchestra Performer: Valery Polyansky
- CHANDOS CHAN9722.
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Alfred Schnittke
Fugue for solo violin
Performer: Mark Lubotsky (violin)
- NAXOS 8554728.
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Alfred Schnittke
Nagasaki
Performer: Hanneli Rupert (mezzo) Performer: Cape Town Orchestra Voice Of The Nation Performer: Cape Philharmonic Orchestra Performer: Owain Arwel Hughes
- BIS CD 1647.
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