(1995) Lamento for Strings Heinz Wallberg appear as soloists as well

appear as soloists as well as members in the chamber orchestra

One can only ask what would have flown from the veins of this “James Dean” of music if he had lived ten years longer… Affectionately named “the Spanish Mozart” by his contemporaries

(Schweizer Musikzeitung)

He therefore was rightly compared with Goya: “Like Goya he was able to reproduce the essence of what he saw

(1995) Lamento for Strings Heinz Wallberg appear as soloists as wellAlfred Schnittkes second string quartet, here in an arrangement for strings by Misha Rach levsky Lamento for Strings, was written and dedicated to the memory of movie director Larisa Shepitko. Shepitkos tragic death interrupted their work on the film Adieu, for which Schnittke was composing the music. The second quartet reflects the tragic events surrounding Shepitkos death and the composers ensuing pain and sorrow. The use of intonations from ancient