Earwitness #94. Everything in memory of you… our series about 20th-century Russian music, with music that was composed after the death of Shostakovich and the appeal from Yevgeny Mravinsky to compose music in his honour. Part 2.
Alexander Lazarevitsj Lohksjin (1920-1987).
[Painting by Tatyana Apraksina from 1978]
– Alfred Schnittke. Prelude in memoriam Dmitri Shostakovich for two violins (1975).
Oleh Krysa and Alexandr Fischer, violin.
– Aleksandr Lazarevitsj Loksjin. Quintet for two violins, two violas and violoncello (1978).
Soloists of the Noordelijke Kroon ensemble.
– Dimitri Nikolajevitsj Smirnov. String quartet no.7 opus 146.
Vanbrugh Quartet.
– Alissa Firsova. Celebration, for clarinet, flute, violin and cello op.15.
Seattle Chamber Players.
– Mieczyslaw Weinberg. Symphony no.12 In memoriam D. Shostakovich op.114.
Petersburgs Staatssymfonieorkest conducted by Vladimir Lande.
