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Концерт для хора

Alfred Schnittke · 1989

4 tracks · opera

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

91 /100
Summit
Higher than 99% of albums we've rated

A tightly unified choral setting whose chant-derived lines and accumulating dissonances make its devotional form distinctive and rewarding on repeat plays.

What we noticed

  • The four movements set successive sections of a single devotional text, so the track breaks divide one extended meditation rather than four unrelated songs.
  • The work is a cappella: the choir carries both the melodic line and the harmonic weight, moving between chant-like phrases and dense, sustained chords.
  • The writing lets dissonant sonorities accumulate within the vocal texture, then returns to more settled, chant-shaped phrases rather than relying on instrumental contrast.
Composition 25% of the score
9/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
8/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
8/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
8/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
8/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 5/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Концерт для хора: О Повелитель сущего всего, бесценными дарами нас дарящий
  • 2 Концерт для хора: Собранье песен сих, где каждый стих наполнен скорбью черною до края
  • 3 Концерт для хора: Всем тем, кто вникнет в сущность скорбных слов, всем, кто постигнет суть всего творенья
  • 4 Концерт для хора: Сей труд, что начинал я с упованьем и с именем Твоим

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Ritual / (K)ein Sommernachtstraum / Passacaglia / Seid nüchtern und wachet (Faust Cantata)

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