Sofia Gubaidulina Essentials
Apple Music Classical
Championed and supported by musicians like violinist Gidon Kremer and leading Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, Tatar-Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina, who died in March 2025, crafted spiritual-yet-unpredictable music from the 1950s. Her music typically weaves dreamlike and sometimes nightmarish soundscapes, as she drew inspiration at the intersection of Bach, Mozart and Webern, while also boldly experimenting with both conventional and unconventional instruments to discover their sonic potential. Gubaidulina’s use of evocative melodies and of silences in the midst of her sonic tapestries encourage us to hear the intrinsic sound and expressiveness of each instrument. Try Gubaidulina’s bizarre yet atmospheric Canticle of the Sun, or the expressive and often zen-like beauty of Silenzio, and you will discover a unique and haunting compositional voice.
Gubaidulina: Quintet for piano and strings
I. Altissimo omnipontente bon Signore
Ryusuke Numajiri, Neil Percy, London Voices, Mstislav Rostropovich, Simon Carrington, John Alley
I. Vater, Vergib Ihnen, Denn Sie Wissen Nicht, Was Sie Tun
II. Weib, Siehe, Das Ist Dein Sohn - Siehe, Das Ist Deine Mutter
III. Wahrlich, Ich Sage Dir: Heute Wirst Du Mit Mir Im Paradiese Sein
Gubaidulina
In Tempus Praesens (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra)
Glorification of the Creator, and His Creations: The Sun and the Moon
Kamēr..., Rihards Zalupe, Rostislav Krimer, Māris Sirmais, Andrei Pushkarev, Nicolas Altstaedt
Glorification of the Creator, the Maker of the Four Elements: Air, Water, Fire and Earth
Rostislav Krimer, Kamēr..., Rihards Zalupe, Nicolas Altstaedt, Māris Sirmais, Andrei Pushkarev
Gubaidulina: Silenzio