Frequently Asked Questions

Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen

Updated 20 June 2003


Where to find scores of works by 20th century Soviet Composers?

It can be very difficult to find scores.
I advise you to contact following publishers (all in Europe) (however I am not sure they can help you):

Musikverlag Hans Sikorski
Johnsallee 23
D-20148 HAMBURG
Deutschland

Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.
295 Regent Street
London W1R 8JH
England

G. Ricordi
Via Berchet 2
20121 Milano
Italia

Universal Edition AG
Postfach 3
A-1015 Wien
Austria

Here is a list of websites:

PublisherCountryComposers (A few are listed only)
Universal EditionAustriaPart, Schnittke, Shostakovich
Edition PetersGermany Vustin
Hans SikorskiGermanyDenisov, Khachaturian, Schnittke, Shchedrin, Shostakovich & many other Soviet Composers
Schott VerlagGermanyVasks, Shchedrin
Casa RicordiItalyFirsova, Gubaidulina, Kancheli, Vasks, Vustin
Boosey & Hawkes (London)United KingdomFirsova, Gubaidulina, Khachaturian, Prokofiev, Schnittke, Shostakovich
Boosey & HawkesUSAProkofiev
G. SchirmerUSAGubaidulina, Kancheli, Schnittke
BreitkopfGermanyDenisov

Where to find CDs with works by 20th century composers?

Richard Greenough published a list with addresses where you can search for and order CDs.

Which companies are releasing CDs with works by 20th century composers?

Here is an (incomplete) list with WWW-addresses:
Accent Records
Albany Records
Arabesque Records
Arte Nova Classics
ASV
Biddulph
BIS Records
Boheme International
Cala Records
CBC Records
Centaur Records
Chandos
Channel Classics
Classics for Pleasure
Claves
Col Legno
CPO
Crystal Records
Cypres Records
Dabringhaus und Grimm
Danacord
Decca
Delos
Deutsche Grammophon
Dorian
Dutton Labs
Dynamic
ECM New Series
EMI
Erato
Finlandia
Hanssler Classic
Harmonia Mundi
HMV Records
Hyperion
Koch International Classics
Koch Schwann
Kontrapunkt
Linn Records
Marco Polo
Music & Arts
Naxos
New World Records
Nimbus
Nonesuch
Northern Flowers
Olympia
Ondine
Panton
Pearl Records
Philips Classics
Priory
RCA
Sony Classical
Supraphon
Tahra
Telarc
Teldec
Testament
Virgin Classics
Vox

Which composers will be added in future?

In future following WWW-pages will be added:
Existing pages will be updated. I would be very pleased to receive additional information from you. If you miss your favourite 20th century Soviet composer then please send me a message.

What is the name of the National Anthem of the former Soviet Union and who composed the anthem?

The name of the national anthem of the Soviet Union is "Hymn of the Bolshevik Party" by Aleksandr Alexsandrov with words by Sergei Mikhalkov and El-Registan (anthem from 1 January 1944).


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