Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Concerto n° 3 (1978)

for violin and chamber orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1978
    • Duration: 28 mn
    • Publisher: Hans Sikorski
    • Dedication: Oleg Kagan
Detailed formation
  • soloist: violin
  • 2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes (also English horn), 3 clarinets (also Eb clarinet, bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, violin, viola, cello, double bass

Premiere information

  • Date: 27 January 1979
    Location:

    URSS, Moscou


    Performers:

    Oleg Kagan, violon ; l'orchestre de chambre des étudiants du Conservatoire de Moscou ; Yuri Nikolayevsky, direction.