Seeking the Soul : The Music of Alfred Schnittke (Hardcover)

Contents: Introduction Alexander Ivashkin; Schnittke and Shadow-Sounds Ronald Weitzman; Artistic Individuality in Schnittke's Overture and His New Political Mythology Maria Kostakeva; Alfred Schnittke and Gustav Mahler Georg Borchardt; Alfred Schnittke's Works: A New Theory of Musical Content Valentina Kholopova; Schnittke's Violin Sonata No.2 as an Open Commentary on the Composition of Modern Music Paul Westwood; The Interpretation of Schnittke's Piano Pieces: Raising Some Questions Maria Krivenski; The Co-Existence of Tonality and Dodecaphony in Schnittke's First Violin Sonata: Their Crystallisation Within a Cyclic Structure FA­ona HearAºn-Javakhishvili; Bibliography; Discography; CD.