Performers

Who knows how a piece should sound better than its composer?
Galina Ustvolskaya waited for a long time for her ideal performer. Her patience finally rewarded her, and she eventually heard her music played in the way she herself heard it. The composer's preferred performers of her music were Anatoly Vedernikov (pianist), Reinbert de Leeuw (pianist, conductor, composer), Frank Denyer (pianist, composer), Markus Hinterhäuser (pianist), Alexei Lyubimov (pianist), Vera Beths (violinist), Ivan Sokolov (pianist), Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist), David Arden (pianist), Kirill Rybakov (clarinettist), Аlexander Trostyansky (violinist), Alexander Rudin (cellist).

• A letter from G. Ustvolskaya to Mr Duffek (Musikverlag Hans Sikorski) concerning Oleg Malov and Reinbert de Leeuw
• G. Ustvolskaya's statement about Sonata No 2 performed by A. Vedernikov
• G. Ustvolskaya's statement about R. De Leeuw
• A letter from G. Ustvolskaya concerning Marianne Schroeder's play
• A letter from G. Ustvolskaya to Mr Patrick de Clerk, of the Belgian label Megadisc
• A letter from G. Ustvolskaya concerning the new editions of her old recordings (in German)
• A postcard from Frank Denyer with his own Russian translation (the cover)

1. Sonata № 2 (Anatoly Vedernikov)
   TEICHIKU TECC-28170 CD JAPAN
   CLASSOUND 002-043 CD RUSSIA

2. Six Sonatas (Frank Denyer)
   CONIFER CD 75605 51262 2 UK

3. Six Sonatas (Markus Hinterhäuser)
   COL LEGNO WWE 20019 CD GERMANY

4. Six Sonatas and 12 Preludes (Ivan Sokolov)
   TRITON DMCC-35001/2 CD JAPAN

5. 12 Preludes (David Arden)
   KOCH 3-7301-2 CD USA

6. Sonata № 5, Duet for piano and violin (Reinbert de Leeuw, V. Beths, H. de Boer)
   HAT ART 6115 CD SWITZERLAND

7. Trio (The Barton Workshop)
   ETCETERA KTC1170 CD GERMANY

8. Trio (Alexei Lubimov, Alexander Trostiansky, Kirill Rybakov)
   ECM NEW SERIES 1959 4763108 CD GERMANY

9. Concerto for piano, string orchestra and timpani (Alexei Lyubimov, Heinrich Schiff)
   ERATO 0630 12 709-2 CD GERMANY
   APEX 2564 60491 2 CD UK

10. Octet (Schönberg Ensemble, R. de Leeuw)
    Violin Sonata (V. Beths, R. de Leeuw)
    ETCETERA KTC 9000-CD 16 HOLLAND

11. Grand Duet for piano and cello (M. Rostropovich, A. Lyubimov)
    EMI 572016-2 CD UK

12. Three compositions (Schönberg Ensemble, R. de Leeuw)
    PHILIPS 442532-2 CD HOLLAND

13. Symphony № 1 (conducted by Valery Gergiev)
    NOT PUBLISHED

14. Symphony № 2 (Dutch Radio Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by R. de Leeuw, voice by Dmitry Lоgatchiev)
    VPRO DVD HOLLAND
    

15. Symphony № 5 (London Musici directed by Mark Stephenson, reciter — Sergei Leiferkus)
    CONIFER 75605 51 194-2 CD UK
    BMG CATALYST RCA RED SEAL 82876 654545 2 CD UK

16. Suite for orchestra (conducted by Arvid Jansons)
    NOT PUBLISHED

17. Poem № 1 for orchestra (conducted by Arvid Jansons)
    AKKORD D-010306 LP USSR