I learned about this piece today. Actually, it was written by berio to give an homage to a guy that gave a lot of money for association to help music grow. There are 11 more that were written for the same occasion, and were all played the same evening for him by Rostropovich. 😅 Poor him.
![Alfred Schnittke - Hymnus IV for Cello and Ensemble (1974-79) [Score-Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/4ToakOlyggg/mqdefault.jpg)
![Benjamin Britten - Cello Suite No. 2, Op. 80 (1967) [Score-Video]](/img/1.gif)
Intimate , like a bet ? What does Berio mean ? I must find pdf's or essays about these famous pieces . Im sure there are hundreds !
"Parlant", talking.
I learned about this piece today. Actually, it was written by berio to give an homage to a guy that gave a lot of money for association to help music grow. There are 11 more that were written for the same occasion, and were all played the same evening for him by Rostropovich. 😅 Poor him.