Schnittke Sonatas Observing a number of typos in the printed scores, I spent time to figure out the "correct" notes (analyzing his canonic structures, and other elements). I even tried to get hold of copies of Schnittke's autographs to verify some questionable spots. At one point, I contacted Alexander Ivashkin, who happens to be Director of the Centre for Russian Music at the University of London, amongst other things, and he said, no, I have to visit the centre myself, they don't email scans of autographs.In 2001-2003, I studied and performed the three piano sonatas by Alfred Schnittke. I ordered the most recent edition of his Second Sonata (edited by Irina Schnittke, 2008), expecting to see those mistakes corrected. Indeed, some were, but others weren't. |