Schnittke: Sketches (1985)

Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) Sketches (Esquisses, 1985) Ballet in one act, “choreographic fantasia“ by Andrey Petrov after the themes by Nikolai Gogol. March - The Swan, the Pike and the Crayfish [1:55] Overture [3:16] The Childhood of Chichikov [5:38] The Portrait [12:02] Major Kovalyov [12:45] Morning [14:16] In Search of the Nose [15:47] Despair [17:40] The Nose is found [20:00] The Overcoat [22:16] Ferdinand VIII [23:25] The Civil Servants [25:55] The Barrel-Organ [28:05] The Unknown Woman [29:28] Pas de deux [33:01] The Debauch [34:30] The Sabbath [36:32] The Barrel-Organ [37:41] Spanish Royal March [39:21] The Ball [45:21] The Testament [50:38] March - The Swan, the Pike and the Crayfish Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra Andrey Chistiakov Cover image: “Le cirque“ by Fernand Léger