Biography
Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Soviet composer. Among the most performed and recorded composers of late 20th-cen...read more
Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Soviet composer. Among the most performed and recorded composers of late 20th-century classical music, he is described by musicologist Ivan Moody as a "composer who was concerned in his music to depict the moral and spiritual struggles of contemporary man in [...] depth and detail."
Department
Sound
Birthday
1934-11-24
Place of Birth
Engels, ASSR nemtsev Povolzhya, RSFSR, USSR [now Engelsskiy rayon, Saratovskaya oblast, Russia]
Also Known As
[ "Alfred Shnitke", "Alfred Shnittke", "Альфред Шнитке", "Alfred Snitke", "A. Shnitke" ]
AWARDS
LEGAL
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