Yes, you're right: the cadenza for the first movement of Beethoven's "Sixth" Piano Concerto has a timpani part, and there's where Schnittke took the idea for composing the Violin Concerto first movement cadenza. But in the *third* movement cadenza he uses not only the timpani but the whole string section in beautiful superimposed trills. When Gidon Kremer recorded this version, a critic from 'High Fidelity-Musical America' asked "to keep the moustaches off the Mona Lisas." Saludos!
Excellent! Thank you for let us know this wonderful cadenza, which is unfortunately unrecorded. I wish I heard it in context. Does this piece contain some music for the rest of the orchestra also, like Schnittke does with Beethoven's Violin Concerto cadenzas? Saludos desde Chile
Nope. It's just a piano part. I played some of the orchestral reduction leading up to and after the cadenza, so that some of the context was there. Didn't have time to learn the whole concerto though. Glad you liked it!
For me too optimistic. Schnittke has much better pieces - Masterpieces.
eskeskeskeres 1 year ago
Very nice that you have put the Schnittke Cadenza online. Is that the French National Anthem included? :)
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otterhouse 2 years ago
the conclusion in this concerto is one of my favorites
electronicjo1 2 years ago
che skifo...è meglio la cadenza che esegue alfred brendel
FilyInLove 3 years ago
How many years playing piano does it take to get there? It sounds marvellous...
ericrisi 3 years ago
excellent
cmessier51 4 years ago
Yes, you're right: the cadenza for the first movement of Beethoven's "Sixth" Piano Concerto has a timpani part, and there's where Schnittke took the idea for composing the Violin Concerto first movement cadenza. But in the *third* movement cadenza he uses not only the timpani but the whole string section in beautiful superimposed trills. When Gidon Kremer recorded this version, a critic from 'High Fidelity-Musical America' asked "to keep the moustaches off the Mona Lisas." Saludos!
schnittkemozart 4 years ago
Excellent! Thank you for let us know this wonderful cadenza, which is unfortunately unrecorded. I wish I heard it in context. Does this piece contain some music for the rest of the orchestra also, like Schnittke does with Beethoven's Violin Concerto cadenzas? Saludos desde Chile
schnittkemozart 4 years ago
Nope. It's just a piano part. I played some of the orchestral reduction leading up to and after the cadenza, so that some of the context was there. Didn't have time to learn the whole concerto though. Glad you liked it!
sparkyfry 4 years ago
Great piece is this..nice job:P
Aapton 4 years ago
Very good stuff mate :)
Wastum 4 years ago