Speaking about modern classical music, I`ve just been listening to Schnittke`s Viola Concerto. This is the first work I`ve heard by him. Wow. Hmm. Interesting. I enjoyed it; in the allegro, about the middle, there`s a part that made me actually laugh- all of a sudden, after all this brutal dissonance, a clearly tonal reference to the classical era. Crazy, crazy Schnittke...
Anyone here know and/or like Schnittke? Any works in particular to be recommended?
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