Labyrinths is a 1971 composition by Russian composer Alfred Schnittke. The five-part ballet music was written for the same-name ballet of choreographer Vladimir Vasilev.
Labyrinths consist of five parts: History
Schnittke received the assignment for writing ballet music from Vladimir Vasiliev. Vasilyev had the name Labyrinths already in his mind and wanted to make a fifth ballet and gave his choreographic ideas to Schnittke. Schnittke used his extensive experience in writing film music for his first ballet labyrinths.
Schnittke was delighted at the premiere, but due to lack of repetition, only the first part could be raised during the Moscow ballet competition at Bolsjoitheater. Not long after, the ballet party fell apart and fled danced Alexander Godoenov to the West, like Vasiliev. Schnittke stood there and looked at it. According to him, "there was another body of idea in oblivion."
In the 1990s, the ballet was performed a number of times in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The music
Schnittke's polystylism is clearly audible in the composition. This way, the piece gets a Baroque element by using a clover, but it's also a gong. Sources
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