Violin Concerto No. 4 (Schnittke)

3 doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns in F, 4 trumpets in B♭, 4 trombones, contrabass tuba, percussion (6 players), harp, celesta, harpsichord, prepared piano, and strings.

It begins with the solo violin playing a moto perpetuo theme and then taking up a more lyrical melody.

The third movement begins in almost Baroque territory with the solo violin being accompanied by a chamber music group including harpsichord.

Schnittke also weaves in musical monograms of fellow composers Edison Denisov, Sofia Gubaidulina and Arvo Pärt.

[1] At the climax of the movement there is a second cadenza visuale before the concerto closes quietly with a repetition of the Kremer theme.