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
John Alley, Simon Carrington, Ryusuke Numajiri, Mstislav Rostropovich, Neil Percy, London Voices
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
Māris Sirmais, Rihards Zalupe, Nicolas Altstaedt, Andrei Pushkarev, Rostislav Krimer, Kamēr...
Glorification of the Creator, the Maker of the Four Elements: Air, Water, Fire and Earth
Rostislav Krimer, Kamēr..., Rihards Zalupe, Nicolas Altstaedt, Andrei Pushkarev, Māris Sirmais
Gubaidulina: Silenzio