Russian composer Alfred Schnittke (1934-98) is known as a somewhat difficult modernist composer, but his piano quintet is a great discovery for me... it's got simple, almost childish piano themes, underscored with really sinister strings. The naxos CD, pictured above, is excellent.
Here's the final movement:
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Schnittke's Piano Quintet
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