Schnittke / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra Film Music Edition CD

Alfred Schnittke as a composer of film music - that is a fact well known to anyone who has ever been concerned with Alfred Schnittke. However, only very few people are familiar with his actual work in the film music genre, something all the more surprising since on the one hand he wrote more than 60 film scores between 1961-84, and on the other hand, his poly-stylistic techniques found a nearly perfect equivalent in film. Since Alfred Schnittke suffered from the artistic regimentations like many contemporary composers in the USSR, and his works could often only be performed under difficult circumstances, his work for the film to a large extent contributed to his livelihood. Credited with opening new insights into the world of film music, Frank Strobel, here leading the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, is strongly committed to the works of Mr. Schnittke (1934-98), being the authorized editor of the composer's work, some of which he helped Schnittke notate during his final years.

1. Thema - Titelmusik 2. Agitato I - Schlitten 3. Agitato II - Reise 4. Walzer (Abschied) 5. Thema Und Marsch 6. Epilog - Finale 7. Spaziergange Der Wawilowa Durch Die Stadt 8. Hochzeit 9. Attacke 10. Spiel 11. Einzug in Die Stadt 12. Liebe 13. Keller 14. Regen 15. Traum 16. Wanderung Der Verdammten 17. Einsicht 18. Title - Credit Music 19. Intermezzo 20. Acrobats 21. In Hospital 22. Waltz 23. Building Plot 24. Coach 25. Factory 26. Vovka 27. The Musician and the Carillon 28. Procession 29. The Faces - the Flights - Pyramids 30. The Musician - the Awakening 31. Sotnikov's Death 32. On the Sleigh 33. Remorse 34. In Der Fledermaushohlen 35. Absturz Der Kutsche - Das Meer 36. Liebeserklarung - Orlandos Thema 37. Katz - Und Maus - Spiel 38. Maitanz - Spelunke - Jagd 39. Pest 40. Minuet 41. Tanz - Walzer - Orlandos Tod 42. Zerstorung Des Schlosses 43. Finale 44. Titelmusik 45. Bedrohung Und Rettung 46. Nacht 47. Legende 48. Kampf 49. Epilog 50. Titelmusik: Interview 51. Griechenland - Das Bad: Adagio - Pesante 52. Zukunft: Menuett 53. Das Lied Des Kaufmanns Kalaschnikow: Allegro 54. Schlachtenbummler: Menuett - Fugue: Allegro 55. Der Moderne Sport: Training - Sieger - Finale: Allegro Molto - Andante 56. Maschas Lied: Tempo Di Valse 57. Gloria: Maestoso 58. Der Park: Tempo Di Valse 59. Pantomime: Allegretto 60. Charleston 61. Fruhling 62. Walzer: Moderato 63. Verzweiflung: Andante 64. Finale