Alfred Schnittke - Complete Works for 2 Violins (Vadim Gluzman; Friedemann Eichhorn)

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Composer: Alfred Schnittke

• Concerto grosso No. 1 for Two Violins, Harpsichord, Prepared Piano and Strings
• Moz-Art à la Haydn (After the Fragment K. 416d)
• Prelude in memoriam Dmitri Shostakovich (Version for 2 Violins)
• Concerto grosso No. 3 for Two Violins and Chamber Orchestra
• Moz-Art (After the Fragment K. 416d)

Vadim Gluzman, violin

Friedemann Eichhorn, violin

Evgeny Sinaiski, prepared piano, piano, harpsichord & celesta

Deutsche Radio Philharmonie

Valentin Uryupin, conductor

Date: 2026

Label: Naxos

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Alfred Schnittke’s music is renowned for its distinct polystylistic signature, seamlessly blending contrasting musical traditions into deeply expressive compositions. Featuring works written for two violins—both unaccompanied and with orchestral support—this album captures the composer's remarkable range of tone and color. The program spans from the ghostly, haunting sonorities of the prepared piano in his Concerto Grosso No. 1 to the witty, playful theatricality of Moz-Art (based on Mozart's K. 416d fragment), offering a comprehensive survey of Schnittke's expressive duo repertoire.

Israeli violinist Vadim Gluzman (born 1973) is an internationally celebrated virtuoso who revitalizes the 19th- and 20th-century violin traditions. Performing on the legendary 1690 ‘ex-Leopold Auer’ Stradivari (on loan from the Stradivari Society of Chicago), Gluzman has appeared with the world’s premier orchestras—including the Berliner Philharmoniker, Chicago Symphony, and Royal Concertgebouw—under renowned conductors such as Riccardo Chailly and Neeme Järvi. An active chamber musician, festival founder, and recording artist with releases on labels like BIS and Platoon, he also holds key administrative and academic roles, serving as Creative Partner and Principal Guest Artist with the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and Distinguished Artist in Residence at the Peabody Conservatory.

Violinist Friedemann Eichhorn (born 1971) is recognized as one of his generation's most versatile and creative musicians, celebrated for rediscovering lost repertoire and championing contemporary works. Performing on the 1699 ‘ex-Ida Haendel’ Stradivari, Eichhorn boasts an extensive discography of over 30 releases, featuring world premieres of works by Fazıl Say alongside forgotten masterworks by Pierre Rode, Pierre Senfter, and Servais. A seasoned soloist and chamber player—co-founding both the Gropius Quartett and the Phaeton Piano Trio—he has collaborated with icons such as Yehudi Menuhin, Christoph Eschenbach, and Antonio Pappano. In addition to his active performing career, Eichhorn holds a PhD in musicology, serves as a professor at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar, and leads the Kronberg Academy as its Artistic Director.

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