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Symphony No. 8 / Concerto Grosso No. 6

Alfred Schnittke · 1995

53 min · 8 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.

Instrumental
80 /100
Alpine
Higher than 92% of albums we've rated

The symphony’s five-part pacing and slow close give the album a deliberate arc; its severe, fragmented writing rewards attention more than casual replay.

What we noticed

  • The three-movement Concerto Grosso No. 6 opens the program; the five-movement Symphony No. 8 follows as a separate, longer span.
  • The symphony alternates moderate and faster movements with two Lento movements, closing on the slower one rather than building to a fast finale.
  • Both works are instrumental, and the program ends without returning to the concerto’s more compact three-part form.
Composition 25% of the score
8/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
7/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
8/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 4/10

Known within its scene. 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 Concerto Grosso No. 6: I Andante - Allegro 3:48
  • 2 Concerto Grosso No. 6: II Adagio 5:01
  • 3 Concerto Grosso No. 6: III Allegro vivace 5:46
  • 4 Symphony No. 8: I Moderato 9:22
  • 5 Symphony No. 8: II Allegro Moderato 4:22
  • 6 Symphony No. 8: III Lento 17:39
  • 7 Symphony No. 8: IV Allegro moderato - Allegro vivace 5:11
  • 8 Symphony No. 8: V Lento 1:51

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