Alfred Schnittke
Nagasaki (Schnittke)
Nagasaki is an oratorio composed by Soviet composer Alfred Schnittke in 1958, at the age of 25. It was Schnittke's graduation composition in the Moscow Conservatory, and the topic was suggested by
Form#
It consists of five movements, on Soviet and Japanese lyrics:
Recordings#
- Rupert Hanneli, mezzo-soprano. Cape Philharmonic – Owain Arwel Hughes. BIS, 2007.
See also#
- Alfred Schnittke
- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Composer
- Alfred Schnittke