Alfred Schnittke

Symphony No. 2 (Schnittke)

Russian composer Alfred Schnittke wrote his Symphony No. 2, subtitled "St. Florian" and "Invisible Mass" in 1979. It is a choral symphony, written for contralto, countertenor, tenor and bass, plus

Music#

The symphony is written in six movements, structured after the Ordinary of the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church,

Bibliography#

Ivashkin, Alexander, Alfred Schnittke (London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1996). .
Ivashkin, Alexander, notes to Chandos 9519, Schnittke: Symphony No. 2, “St. Florian”; Marina Katsman, contralto; Yaroslav Zdorov, countertenor; Oleg Dorgov, tenor; Sergei Veprintsev, bass; Russian State Symphonic Capella and Russian State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valery Polyansky (Colchester: Chandos Records Ltd., 1997).
Sadie, Stanley (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Second Expanded Edition, 29 vols. London: Macmillan, 2001. .

Composer: Alfred Schnittke