Concerto for Piano and Strings, Op. 136 was written for Vladimir Krainev in 1979, but the composer was not satisfied with the result and the premier had to be postponed (these days the Concerto is considered one of the pinnacles of Schnittke's oeuvre).The one-movement piece unfolds as a series of episodes that Schnittke himself called Traumwandlerisch (sleepwalking). It consists of the Introduction (Moderato), played by the piano solo, three central movements (Allegro, Tempo di valse, andModerato) , each consisting of several episodes, and Epilogue (Tempo I).
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Alfred Schnittke
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Recorded on 05/01/2005, uploaded on 05/25/2011
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Concerto for Piano and Strings, Op. 136 was written for Vladimir Krainev in 1979, but the composer was not satisfied with the result and the premier had to be postponed (these days the Concerto is considered one of the pinnacles of Schnittke's oeuvre). The one-movement piece unfolds as a series of episodes that Schnittke himself called Traumwandlerisch (sleepwalking). It consists of the Introduction (Moderato), played by the piano solo, three central movements (Allegro, Tempo di valse, and Moderato) , each consisting of several episodes, and Epilogue (Tempo I).
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