Alfred Schnittke, Hymns 3 & 4

Here's Hymn Nr 4.

I really recommend Hymn Nr. 3, from the same Melodia recording.

YouTube has a performance of Hymn Nr.3, with Jeffrey Lyman, bassoon; Jamie Davis, cello; Francis Yun, harpsichord; Jonathan Ovalle, tubular bells.

I prefer the depth and intensity of the Melodia LP recording which I bought in Moscow:

A. Schnittke. Hymns for Chamber-Instrumental Ensemble (1974 - 1979): 1. Schnittke - Hymn I for cello, harp & timpani (Quasi andante) 2. Schnittke - Hymn II for cello & double bass (Adagio) 3. Schnittke - Hymn III for cello, bassoon, harpsichord & bells (Lento) 4. Schnittke - Hymn IV for cello, bassoon, double bass, harpsichord, harp, timpani & bells (Allegretto). Alexander Ivashkin, cello (1 - 4); Valeri Bartsalkin, double bass (2, 4); Yuri Rudometkin, bassoon (3, 4); Irina Pashinskaya, harp (1, 4); Vera Chasovennaya, harpsichord (3, 4); Victor Grishin, percussions (1, 3, 4); Nikolai Grishin, percussions (4). E. Denisov. Chamber Symphony: 5. Tranquillo 6. Agitato 7. Lento. The USSR Bolshoi Theatre Soloists Ensemble: Alexander Golyshev (flute, Sergei Burdukov (oboe), Eduard Myasnikov (clarinet), Yuri Rudometkin (bassoon), Vasili Tarasov (hunting horn), Vyacheslav Prokopov (trumpet), Anatoli Skobelev (trombone), Rimma Stepatyan (violin), Igor Boguslavsky (viola), Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Vera Chasovennaya (piano), Nikolai Grishin (vibraphone) Sonductor Alexander Lazarev. Total time 52:20. Recorded in 1987.