Menoizikul; Midweek Musicalisms

Next of our November-born composers... Alfred Schnittke, 24th November 1934, Saratov Oblast, Russia. There was a lot of work to choose from, but I opted for choral works. I could have brought you one of the Penitential Psalms, but instead, here is Voices of Nature... it is silent to very low for about ninety seconds, then rises, peaks, then returns to silence. An exercise in patience. There is something a little akin to the work of Arvo Pärt in this sound, I feel. If you decide to follow that link to the Psalms, you will find there is an affinity with the deep chants of the Russian Orthodox monks... I will be listening to more of this composer!