Sound
Alfred Schnittke
“Альфред Шнитке”
Born Nov 24, 1934 — Died Aug 3, 1998
From Engels, ASSR nemtsev Povolzhya, RSFSR, USSR [now Engelsskiy rayon, Saratovskaya oblast, Russia]
Biography
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."
Also Known As
Alfred Shnitke Alfred Shnittke Alfred Snitke A. Shnitke А. Шнитке
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