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Recorded on 02/07/2007, uploaded on 02/04/2009

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Suite in Old Style                      Alfred Schnittke (arr. by Kalmen Opperman)

Alfred Schnittke (1934 - 1998) began his musical education in Vienna where his Russian father was posted as a journalist and translator.  Later when the family returned to Russia, Schnittke continued his training at the Moscow Conservatory, completing graduate work in composition in 1961.  He wrote a significant number of  scores for television and film, which led to larger-scale commissions for the Liverpool Philharmonic, and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic.

The Suite in Old Style came out of a film score composed in 1972, originally written for violin with piano or harpsichord.  As its name implies, it emulates earlier musical styles.  The five movements are a Pastorale, Ballet, Minuet, Fugue, and Pantomime.    Alexander Bedenko

Courtesy of International Music Foundation.