Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Four Aphorisms (1988)

for orchestra
[Quatre aphorismes]

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1988
    • Duration: 8 mn
    • Publisher: Hans Sikorski
Detailed formation
  • flute (also piccolo), oboe (also English horn), 2 clarinets (also bass clarinet), bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 7 percussionists, celesta, piano, harpsichord, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 18 September 1988
    Location:

    Allemagne, Berlin


    Performers:

    les solistes du Théâtre du Bolshoï, Alexander Lazarev, direction.