Schnittke - Klingende Buchstaben for solo cello (1988)

In many respects Alfred Schnittke seems to take Shostakovich's unique brand of introverted lyricism and his penchant for grotesque imagery to new levels of intensity. This link is palpably... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Dutch church acoustic clouds [Rademakers'] quicker runs in Bach, whereas she tames the echo with a robust projection worthy of Slava himself in Britten, Schnittke and the rest. — Gramophone Magazine, February 2016 More…

The vivid recording quality helps these works for cello and piano pack a punch, if indeed Schnittke’s brilliantly skittish – and occasionally unnerving – compositions need any further muscle. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 3 out of 5 stars More…