ALFRED SCHNITTKE (1934-1998): Film Music Suites (compiled & arranged by Frank Strobel [b.1966), Vol. 5 - The Stars of the Day, The Favorite, Father Sergius.

Description: His film music, an important pillar of his livelihood, embodies almost everything that characterizes Schnittke's music as a whole. It heralds a musical personality which, precisely because of its conscious use of tradition in the twentieth century, represents a solitary exception. Curious – not greedy for the old – he collected discarded or worn-out remains of music history, cleaned and polished them, and placed them in strikingly new contexts. The principle of drawing from and making use of the past was not well received in the strongholds of the avant-garde, but was all the more enthusiastically embraced by film viewers and concertgoers. Berlin Radio Choir, RSO Berlin; Frank Strobel.