A new recording of Alfred Schnittke’s Works for Violin and Piano, Suite in Old Style for Viola D’Amore, Harpsichord and Percussion is released on Quartz Music on Friday 27 May. Featuring Roman Mints and his friend and colleague Katya Apekisheva, one of Europe’s most renowned pianists, the disc also features Olga Martynova on harpsichord, with Andrey Doynikov and Dmitri Vlassik on percussion.
Roman Mints: violin
Katya Apekisheva: piano
Olga Martynova: harpsichord
Andrey Doynikov: percussion
Dmitri Vlassik: percussion
Alfred Schnittke
CD 1
SONATA NO.3
CD 2
SUITE IN OLD STYLE
SONATA NO.1
“…what really matters is his ability to work with each of the selections on the composer’s own terms. There is no questioning the technical skill he brings to each of the pieces he performs. More important, however, is his acute awareness of where the music actually resides beneath the surface level of all the marks on the score pages.”—Examiner.com