The Pantomime and Minuet are from scores for animated children's films. The Pastorale and Ballet movements are from a comedy film about a dentist's amorous adventures. (Several seasons ago Spivakov led Miami's New World Symphony in this version of the score.) Violist-conductor Vladimir Spivakov asked the composer to make an orchestral version, which he subsequently conducted with his renowned chamber orchestra the Moscow Virtuosi. Originally composed for violin and piano, the score was first performed in Moscow in 1972 by violinist Mark Lubotsky and pianist Liubov Yedlina. Thematic material from three film scores forms the basis for "Suite in the Old Style" - a charming pastiche with elements of neo-classicism. He was a prolific composer of scores for the Soviet film industry.
Perhaps the most important Russian composer since Shostakovich, Alfred Schnittke wrote in a variety of genres. "Suite in the Old Style" - for Violin and Piano PROGRAM NOTES CONCERT VADIM GLUZMAN, JONATHAN FELDMAN (4/4/04)
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