Alfred Schnittke – Film Music Vol. IV: Sport, Sport, Sport • Die Abenteuer eines Zahnarztes (Hybrid SACD)

UPC: 845221050027

Overview

Discover the vibrant, genre-defying film scores of Alfred Schnittke in this fourth volume of his Film Music Edition. Frank Strobel conducts the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin in two suites drawn from Elem Klimow’s Soviet-era films: the satirical documentary Sport, Sport, Sport (1970) and the whimsical comedy Die Abenteuer eines Zahnarztes (1977). This hybrid SACD offers high-resolution DSD surround and stereo, plus a 16-bit CD layer for standard players—bringing Schnittke’s eclectic blend of jazz, folk, and avant-garde to life.

Product Features

• Product Type: Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) / CD Audio
• Format & Packaging: Hybrid disc (DSD multichannel surround, SACD stereo, 16-bit CD stereo); jewel case with 24-page booklet featuring film stills and liner notes (German/English/French)
• Total Runtime: Approx. 56 min (15 tracks)
• Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
• Conductor/Arranger: Frank Strobel
• Label & Series: Capriccio (Catalog 5002) – Alfred Schnittke Film Music Edition, Vol. IV
• Co-Production: Deutschlandradio Kultur & ROC Berlin
• Release Date: 2009
• Country of Origin: Europe (Made in Germany)
• Recording Technology: DSD multichannel & stereo; 16-bit CD audio

Track Listing

Sport, Sport, Sport (1970) – Suite from the Documentary

1. I. Titelmusik – Interview – 1:42
2. II. Griechenland – Das Bad (Adagio – Pesante) – 6:28
3. III. Zukunft: Menuett – 1:40
4. IV. Das Lied des Kaufmanns Kalaschnikow (Allegro) – 5:18
5. V. Schlachtenbummler (Menuett – Fuge – Allegro) – 4:48
6. VI. Der moderne Sport (Training – Sieger – Finale: Allegro molto – Andante) – 5:25

Die Abenteuer eines Zahnarztes (1977) – Suite from the Feature Film

1. I. Maschas Lied (Tempo di valse) – 3:18
2. II. Gloria (Maestoso) – 3:20
3. III. Der Park (Tempo di valse) – 2:12
4. IV. Pantomime (Allegretto) – 3:47
5. V. Charleston – 1:57
6. VI. Frühling – 2:56
7. VII. Walzer (Moderato) – 2:03
8. VIII. Verzweiflung (Andante) – 2:24
9. IX. Finale – 3:39

Publishers and Artists

• Composer: Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998) 
• Conductor & Arranger: Frank Strobel 
• Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin 
• Producer: Stefan Lang 
• Label: Capriccio / Deutschlandradio Kultur & ROC Berlin 
• Artwork & Design: sowiesodesign.de 
• Film Archives Photos: Bundesarchiv / Filmarchiv Berlin 

Made in Germany

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